“Part of the transaction between writer and reader is the pleasure of building a community and encouraging people to play along.” PeoplePlayCommunityPleasureBuildingReaderTransactions Author:John Hodgman
“By utility is meant that property is any object, whereby it tends to produce benefit, advantage, pleasure, good, or happiness(all this in the present case come to the same thing) or (what comes again to the same thing) to prevent the happening of mischief, pain, evil or unhappiness to the party who whose is considered: if that party be the community in general, then the happiness of the community; if a particular individual; then the happiness of that individual” IfsPainEvilIndividualCommunityPleasurePartyCasesObjectsProduceParticularBenefitsHappeningsAdvantagePropertyUnhappinessUtilityMischief Book:The Principles of Morals and Legislation Source: The Principles of Morals and Legislation
“To me, a person's identity is composed of both an 'I' and a 'we.' The 'I' finds itself in love, work, and pleasure, but it also locates itself within some meaningful group identity - a tribe, a community, a 'we.' America is too big and bland a tribe for most of us.” PersonsBigsAmericaCommunityPleasureGroupsIdentityMeaningfulTribesBlandGroup Identity Author:Letty Cottin Pogrebin
“When the people who support and are a part of your community, the community you have the pleasure and power and opportunity to serve, that's where all the best business happens.” PeopleHappensOpportunityCommunityPleasureSupportAll The BestBest Business Author:Chris Brogan