“We all need to get the balance right between action and reflection. With so many distractions, it is easy to forget to pause and take stock.” NeedsWisdomRealityActionEasyCommunityLeadershipForgetHuman NatureHealthBalanceReflectionIdeologyDistractionPauses Author:Queen Elizabeth II
“This self-reflection, this willingness to examine ourselves, to make corrections, to do better, that's part of what makes us Americans. It's part of what sets us apart from other nations, the United States is the most professional, most capable, most cutting-edge intelligence community in the world.” WorldSelfStatesNationsCommunityUnitedUnited StatesCuttingCapableReflectionEdgesWillingnessSelf ReflectionCorrectionsCutting EdgeIntelligence Community Author:Barack Obama
“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
“During the Reagan eighties, the idea that money was a good thing - it was good to be rich; that wealth was a reflection of your character. We see this today in perceptions of Donald Trump: the idea that money is an expression of success and even goodness. I compare that with my dad's generation, where the American Dream was about giving your kids a better life, but not just in material terms. The American Dream was also about doing something good in the world. The home was at the center of the dream, but home also represented community, shelter, and stability for your family.” WorldGivingCharacterHomeDreamKidsTodayTermCommunityWealthRichGoodnessPerceptionReflectionGood ThingsCompareOur FamilyStabilityAmerican DreamBetter Life Author:Lauren Greenfield
“A healthy social life is found only, when in the mirror of each soul the whole community finds its reflection, and when in the whole community the virtue of each one is living.” SoulWholeLife IsFoundSocialCommunityVirtueHealthyReflectionMirrorsSocial LifeCommunity BuildingServing The CommunityBuilding CommunityCommunity Living Author:Rudolf Steiner
“The conditions of suffering that exist today in our impoverished communities are not acceptable. The reflection of those conditions are less concerning to me. And I work everyday about changing the conditions.” TodaySufferingCommunityConditionsHard WorkReflectionEverydayAcceptable Author:Russell Simmons
“Public libraries are the sole community centers left in America. The degree to which a branch of the local library is connected to the larger culture is a reflection of the degree to which the community itself is connected to the larger culture.” AmericaCultureLeftCommunityDegreesReflectionLibraryConnectedLocalsBranchesSolePublic LibraryCommunity Centers Book:Lost Memory of Skin Source: Lost Memory of Skin
“The historical mission of our times is to re-invent the human—at the species level, with critical reflection, within the community of life-systems, in a time-developmental context, by means of story and shared dream experience.” HumansMeanStoriesDreamCommunityLevelsReflectionHistoricalSpeciesMissionsCriticalOur TimeDevelopmentalCritical Reflection Book:The Great Work: Our Way into the Future Source: The Great Work: Our Way into the Future
“The only reason I've been so critical of hip-hop is because I've always been aware of the effect that it has, and the reflection that it gives of the African-American community.” GivingReasonCommunityEffectsReflectionHip HopCriticalHipsAfrican AmericanHops Author:Saul Williams