“The question of crime is one of concern to everybody. But the position is that the security forces in our country for the last four decades did not concentrate on suppressing crime. Their main objective was to suppress, to crush political activity. And in the process, crime grew to unacceptable proportions. And criminals were able to form powerful syndicates, and they virtually took over the control of the life of the community in certain areas.” CountryAbleLastsFormPoliticalCertainForceProcessCommunityPowerfulFourSecurityCrimePositionGrewActivityAreasConcernDecadesCriminalsObjectivesOur CountryCrushProportionSuppressingSecurity ForcesSyndicate Author:Nelson Mandela
“I personally believe that professional athletes should give back to their communities in any way possible. We are in a position to make a difference.” WayGivingShouldBelieveCommunityDifferencesPositionAthleteMaking A DifferenceGiving BackProfessional Athlete Author:Carson Palmer
“After one arrives at the summit, after going through the total transformation of being...there is yet one more step to the completion of that journey: the return to the valley below, to the everyday world. Who it is that returns is not who began the climb in the first place. The being that comes back is quietness itself, is compassion and wisdom, is the truth of the ages. Whatever humble or elevated position that being holds within the community, he or she becomes a light for others on the way a statement of the freedom that comes from having touched the top of the mountain.” WorldWayInspirationalFirstsLightAgeCommunityCompassionStepsJourneyPositionReturnMountainTransformationEverydayHumbleStatementsClimbsTouchedValleysSummitBeing ThereCompletionQuietness Author:Ram Dass
“One reason--perhaps the chief--of the virility of the Roosevelts is [their] very democratic spirit. They have never felt that because they were born in a good position they could put their hands in their pockets and succeed. They have felt, rather, that being born in a good position, there is no excuse for them if they did not do their duty by the community.” IfsReasonHandsSpiritFeltBornCommunitySocietyPositionDutySucceedDemocraticExcuseChiefsPocketsNo Excuses Author:Franklin D. Roosevelt
“It would be so helpful for the straight community to see men in powerful positions coming out and saying "I'm gay" so they don't have these preconceived notions that all gay men are smarmy idiots living on the street or whatever it is people think of gay men. I think it would be really helpful and productive.” PeopleThinkingMenWould BeCommunityPowerfulStreetsPositionGayNotionIdiotProductiveHelpfulComing OutLiving OnGay MenPreconceived Notions Author:Madonna Ciccone
“I think it's important for us to recognize that although historically black communities have been very progressive with respect to issues of race and with respect to struggles for racial equality, that does not necessarily translate into progressive positions on gender issues, progressive positions on issues of sexuality and in the latter 1990s we have to recognize the intersectionality, the interconnectedness of all of these institutions and attitudes.” ThinkingDoeHas BeensImportantBlackCommunityRaceAttitudeStruggleIssuesPositionInstitutionsGenderSexualityLatterProgressiveTranslateInterconnectednessIntersectionalityBlack CommunityRacial EqualityGender Issues Author:Angela Davis
“The position of the Muslim community in the face of all provocations seems to be: Islam is a religion of peace, and if you say that it isn't, we will kill you.” IfsSeemsFacesCommunityPositionIslamProvocationMuslim Community Author:Sam Harris
“We live in more pragmatic times than when we originally recorded those songs. But many of the dreamers of the '60s have been elected to governmental office or taken on a leadership role in their communities. They are now in the position to make a difference.” Has BeensSongCommunityDifferencesRolesTakenPositionOfficeMaking A DifferenceDreamerPragmaticLeadership Roles Author:Paul Stookey
“If I were a German today, I would be proud, proud but also worried. I would be proud of the magnificent achievement of rebuilding my country, entrenching democracy and assuming the undoubtedly preponderant position in Europe. But a united Germany can't and won't subordinate its national interests in economic or in foreign policy to those of the Community indefinitely. Germany's new pre-eminence is a fact - and its power is a problem - as much for Germans as for the rest of Europe.” IfsCountryFactsProblemWould BeTodayInterestCommunityUnitedDemocracyEconomicPolicyPositionProudAchievementEuropeAssumingWorriedGermanyForeign PolicyMagnificentBe ProudSubordinatesRebuildingNational InterestsEminence Book:As I said to Denis--: the Margaret Thatcher book of quotations Source: As I said to Denis--: the Margaret Thatcher book of quotations
“An idol is something that we look to for things that only God can give. Idolatry functions widely inside religious communities when doctrinal truth is elevated to the position of a false god. This occurs when people rely on the rightness of their doctrine for their standing with God rather than on God himself and his grace. It is a subtly but deadly mistake. The sign that you have slipped into this form of self-justification is that you become what the book of Proverbs calls a 'scoffer'.” PeopleGivingLooksBookSelfFormCommunityReligiousMistakeGracePositionTruth IsStandingFunctionDoctrineRelyIdolsJustificationIdolatryFalse GodsSelf JustificationReligious CommunityScoffers Author:Timothy Keller
“Whatever position I occupied, it was the result of colleagues - of my comrades in the movement - who had decided in their wisdom to use me for the purpose of focusing the attention of the country and the international community on me.” CountryUsePurposeCommunityResultsAttentionMovementPositionDecidedInternationalColleaguesComradeInternational CommunityUsing Me Author:Nelson Mandela
“This investment will provide capital to help high-potential start-up companies transition from product development to market entry, while also providing skills training to help them position themselves to be more attractive to investors and commercial partners. We are pleased to support the entrepreneurial community in southern Ontario and contribute to economic growth and job creation.” HelpingJobsGrowthCommunityCompanySupportEconomicCreationPositionProductsDevelopmentSkillsTrainingInvestmentPartnersAttractiveTransitionSouthernInvestorsProvidingEconomic GrowthEntrepreneurialEntryJob CreationOntarioProduct DevelopmentSkills Training Author:Gary Goodyear
“California, because of their Equity Funding Formula, moves a step in that direction by sending more resources to communities and students that face greater levels of poverty. But California is doing that from a greater position of real weakness, because they were already so far behind other states in funding per student. It’s a step, but many more steps need to be taken.” NeedsRealStatesFacesMovingCommunityLevelsBehindsStepsPovertyTakenGreaterPositionStudentsWeaknessResourcesCaliforniaFormulasEquityFunding Author:Pedro Noguera
“Oftentimes, the way it seems to be is that our artists in particular point themselves out as spokesmen for a certain constituency in a community, and thereby place themselves in that vulnerable position.” WaySeemsArtistCertainCommunityPositionParticularVulnerable Author:Gil Scott-Heron
“I think that the more people who speak out, and say things and take stands on positions that will better our community, the better off each and every other individual artist or otherwise, will be.” PeopleThinkingArtistIndividualSpeakCommunityPositionBetter OffOur CommunitySpeaks Out Author:Gil Scott-Heron
“I have been clear in my position for quite a while, but the Chinese have not responded. Therefore, we are now in the process of holding a referendum on our policy among all the Tibetan community in exile and even inside Tibet, to check whether the majority thinks we are on the right track.” ThinkingHas BeensProcessCommunityClearPolicyPositionMajorityTrackChecksChineseExileTibetanTibetRight TrackReferendums Author:Dalai Lama