“What happened to us in September, 2001, is a microcosmic but painful and powerful example of the fact we live in an inter-dependent world that is not yet an integrated global community.” WorldFactsCommunityPowerfulHappenedExamplePainfulDependentSeptemberIntegratedGlobal Community Author:William J. Clinton
“The biggest change in the government's behavior has been because of TV and its ability to show to the world what has happened in this community... that's the biggest change. But without TV... the separation between the government and the people would be much worse than it is.” PeopleWorldHas BeensShowsGovernmentWould BeCommunityAbilityHappenedTvsBehaviorSeparation Author:Ice Cube
“Sometimes you read something and it's just -- it doesn't invite a reader....Sometimes you read something and it's not saying, 'oh come in, come in have a seat. I'm going to tell you what happened.' Perhaps my writing comes off as conversational...and that takes effort.” WritingSometimesCommunityEffortHappenedHuman NatureReaderIndividualitySeatsInvites Author:David Sedaris
“I'm not afraid to write about madness. I always figure that whatever most embarrasses you is something that everyone can relate to, really...because we're just not that different. So if you think, 'Oh my god, this is so embarrassing. I can't possibly talk about that,' and you write about it, the audience is gonna be like, 'that happened to me!” IfsThinkingWritingI CanDifferentRealityCommunityAudienceComedyGenerationsHappenedHuman NatureFiguresMadnessUnityRelateNot AfraidEmbarrassing Author:David Sedaris
“You never know what's actually going on in a person's life. You don't know what happened to them before you met them...and that's why they are the way they are. But I do think about it whenever I get in contact with my fans. I know this may be the only time they'll ever meet me. I try to take advantage of that moment and be kind and grateful.” ThinkingKnowsWayTryingKindMayPersonsMomentsWisdomRealityCommunityHappenedFansHuman NatureMetsAdvantageGratefulStrategyUnityIndividualityContactIdeologyThat MomentBe KindOnly Time Author:Katy Perry
“I'M SAD, because another young life was lost from his family, the racial divide has widened, a community is in shambles, accusations, insensitivity hurt and hatred are boiling over, and we may never know the truth about what happened that day.” KnowsMayYoungLostCommunityHurtHappenedRacismHatredDividesAccusationBoilingInsensitivityI'm SadYoung LifeShamblesBoiling Over Book:Under Our Skin: Getting Real about Race. Getting Free from the Fears and Frustrations that Divide Us. Source: Under Our Skin: Getting Real about Race. Getting Free from the Fears and Frustrations that Divide Us.
“I'll tell you...why Wonder Woman worked. Or Bionic Woman. Or any of those [shows] really. It was because it wasn't about brawn...it was about brains. And yes, she happened to be beautiful, she happened to be kind of extraordinary in some way, but she wasn't a guy. And I think that, [now], they...put out a female hero, and all they are doing is changing the costume from a man to a woman...they're not showcasing any of the tremendous dichotomies than women possess in term of softness and toughness, sweetness and grit, inner and outer strength.” ThinkingMenWayKindShowsRealityBeautifulGuyTermCommunityLeadershipBrainWonderHistoryGenerationsHappenedFashionHuman NatureHeroFemaleStrategyExtraordinaryIndividualityIdeologyBe KindSweetnessCostumesGritToughnessSoftnessDichotomyWonder WomanBionics Author:Lynda Carter
“...we do not simply get showered with Hollywood money because we happened to write a little story about wizards one day. It's not winning the lottery. It's a real job, which real people do, and they have the same real problems as other real people.” PeopleWritingLittlesRealStoriesProblemRealityJobsWinningCommunityWorkMoneyHappenedOne DayHollywoodIdeologyWizardsLotteryReal ProblemsReal JobsWinning The Lottery Author:Joanne Harris
“I understand the frustration of the community, i want citizens to know exactly how it happened, and if necessary, I will ensure that we hold the right people accountable.” PeopleIfsKnowsWantCommunityHappenedCitizensFrustration Author:Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
“When the September 11th attacks happened, only about a year later, the crypto community was holding its breath because here was a time when we just had an absolutely horrific terrorist attack on U.S. soil, and if the NSA and the FBI were unhappy with anything, Congress was ready to pass any law they wanted. The PATRIOT Act got pushed through very, very quickly with bipartisan support and very, very little debate, yet it didn't include anything about encryption.” IfsYearsLittlesWantedLawCommunitySupportHappenedReadyBreathsCongressDebateTerroristUnhappySoilSeptemberPatriotFbiSeptember 11NsaHorrificTerrorist AttacksBipartisanSeptember 11thPatriot ActEncryption Author:Matt Blaze
“We didn't create the culture of film. We certainly market it better than anyone in the world, but film could have happened anywhere. It's not distinctly American, as witnessed by the fact that there are film communities throughout the world that tell stories to their own cultural liking.” WorldFactsStoriesFilmCultureCommunityHappened Author:David Simon
“When the riots happened in L.A., they didn't go to Beverly Hills to trash Rodeo Drive. They trashed their own neighborhoods. It's one of those tragedies that we always see in riot situations, where the only thing that they can lash out against is the stuff that's right there in their own communities. They destroy the very things that help them survive in their own community. There is a level of futility in that.” HelpingStuffCommunityLevelsSituationHappenedTragedyHillsNeighborhoodTrashRiotFutilityLashesRodeoBeverly HillsRodeo Drive Author:Samuel L. Jackson
“There is this kind of sense in the immigrant community, first we were going to do immigration reform, but then 9/11 happened.” FirstsKindCommunityHappenedImmigrationReformImmigrantsImmigration Reform Author:Luis Gutierrez
“I remember when the big shift happened in 1996-97, when suddenly it dawned on the music community: 'We should license our music to commercials and sell out for all intents and purposes. It doesn't really matter.'” ShouldMatterBigsRememberPurposeCommunityHappenedSellsRemember WhenLicense Author:DJ Shadow
“Columbia Heights was a poor, messed up area, and the church was in the middle of it. What happened inside was a reflection of the community. I actually saw my first rock concert on the altar of that church [St. Stephen's].” FirstsCommunityChurchPoorSawsHappenedMiddleRocksReflectionAreasHeightConcertsAltarsMessed UpColumbiaRock Concerts Author:Ian MacKaye