“The Great Society is a place where every child can find knowledge to enrich his mind and to enlarge his talents. It is a place where the city of man serves not only the needs of the body and the demands of commerce but the desire for beauty and the hunger for community. It is a place where men are more concerned with the quality of their goals than the quantity of their goods.” MenNeedsMindChildrenBodyDesireGoalPresidentCommunityCitiesQualityBeautyTalentDemandConcernedHungerPresidentialGoodsQuantityCommerceGreat Society Author:Lyndon B. Johnson
“The discreet man finds out the talents of those he converses with, and knows how to apply them to proper uses. Accordingly, if we look into particular communities and divisions of men, we may observe that it is the discreet man, not the witty, nor the learned, nor the brave, who guides the conversation, and gives measures to the society.” IfsKnowsMenGivingLooksMayUseCommunityKnow HowTalentParticularConversationBraveWittyGuidesDivisionConversesDiscreet Book:The spectator Source: The spectator
“I've never seen a theater community to rival that of Chicago. Neither New York nor L.A. has the raw talent or integrity that Chicago theater has, and I think it's because Chicago doesn't have Broadway or the film and TV business to distract it.” ThinkingFilmCommunityTalentNew YorkTvsIntegrityTheaterChicagoBroadwayRivalsRaw Talent Author:Nick Offerman
“The best innovation comes from inclusive work environments that foster diverse ideas, nurture people with diverse talent and backgrounds, and create strong relationships with diverse communities.” PeopleIdeasStrongCommunityEnvironmentTalentInnovationBackgroundsDiverseNurtureWork EnvironmentStrong Relationship Author:Mark Parker
“Liberal moms like soccer because it's a sport in which athletic talent finds so little expression that girls can play with boys. No serious sport is co-ed, even at the kindergarten level.” LittlesPlayPoliticalGirlPoliticsSportsCommunityLevelsPartyFamilyBoysGenerationsTalentHuman NatureSeriousExpressionMomIdeologySoccerFree SpeechPolitical PartiesAthleticThat GirlKindergartenPartisanship Author:Ann Coulter
“During the latency years, American children need experiences that promote academic talents, a sense of responsibility, and most important, a belief that they can attain the goals valued by self and community. They need reassurance that these goals are attainable.” NeedsYearsChildrenImportantSelfBeliefGoalCommunityResponsibilityTalentAcademicReassuranceSense Of Responsibility Author:Jerome Kagan
“It's about using social media for social change: creating a community of advocates who can use their voices on behalf of the voiceless, or leverage their talents, skills, knowledge, and resources to put more children into classrooms, or pressure their elected representatives to get global education top of the agenda.” ChildrenUseSocialVoiceCommunityTalentMediaSkillsCreatingResourcesPressureSocial MediaAgendasClassroomRepresentativesBehalfSocial ChangeVoiceless Author:Queen Rania of Jordan
“Each of us contributes our own piece to the whole, each in our own way, each in our own time with the gifts and talents that are ours. You ask about possible vehicles for change: question, stand, speak, act. Engage in unruly behavior. Disturb the status quo. Take direct action. Commit civil disobedience. Make art. Build community. Dance. Sing. Farm. Cook. Create something beautiful and then give it away. Find your own monkey wrench and use it with the force of love. Sharpen your pencil. Vote.” WayGivingArtWholeUseActionBeautifulAsksSpeakForceCommunityPiecesTalentBehaviorDirectVoteCommitCooksFarmsVehicleMonkeysStatus QuoPencilsDisobedienceCivil DisobedienceSomething BeautifulUnrulyWrenchesDirect ActionGifts And Talents Author:Terry Tempest Williams
“The thing that has helped me the most has been surrounding myself with a strong community of people with common interests and relevant knowledge - other directors, artists, crew talent, and smart and fun people in other fields.” PeopleHas BeensArtistStrongFunInterestCommunityCommonTalentFieldsDirectorsSmartRelevantCrewCommon InterestsStrong Community Author:Liza Johnson
“Knowledge, learning, talents are not necessarily connected with sound moral and political principles.... And eminent abilities, accompanied with depravity of heart, render the possessor tenfold more dangerous in a community.” HeartPoliticalSoundCommunityAbilityMoralPrinciplesTalentDangerousConnectedDepravityKnowledge Learning Author:Noah Webster
“Before the Conquest all art was of the people, and popular art has never ceased to exist in Mexico. The art called popular is fugitive in character, with less of the impersonal and intellectual characteristics of the schools. It is the work of talent nourished by personal experience and that of the community - rather than being taken from the experiences of painters in other times and other cultures.” PeopleArtCharacterSchoolCultureCommunityTakenTalentIntellectualPainterCharacteristicsMexicoConquestPersonal ExperiencesOther CulturesFugitiveBravo Book:Manuel Álvarez Bravo Source: Manuel Álvarez Bravo
“Our Government understands that local, community organizations are essential in addressing social issues like economic development, poverty, education and integration in Canadian communities. The Community and College Social Innovation Fund will connect the innovative talent of researchers and students at colleges and polytechnics to meet the research needs of local community organizations to build stronger, safer, healthier communities.” NeedsGovernmentSocialCommunityPovertyIssuesEconomicTalentStudentsCollegeDevelopmentEssentialsResearchOrganizationStrongerInnovationLocalsFundIntegrationSocial IssuesInnovativeResearchersEconomic DevelopmentLocal CommunitySocial Innovation Author:Ed Holder
“And it's a lie that has consequences, because the great American dream is to have a good job, and in recent years, America has failed to deliver that dream more than it has at any time in recent memory. A good job is an individual's primary identity, their very self-worth, their dignity - it establishes the relationship they have with their friends, community and country. When we fail to deliver a good job that fits a citizen's talents, training and experience, we are failing the great American dream.” YearsSelfCountryDreamJobsAmericaLyingIndividualCommunityMemoriesFailingTalentIdentityCitizensFitTrainingConsequenceDignitySelf WorthPrimariesAmerican DreamGood JobNotableGreat AmericanTraining And Experience Author:Jim Clifton
“Citizens should be looked to for what they can give of their own nobility, virtue, creative thinking, passion, and natural talent for community building and relating to others.” ThinkingGivingShouldPassionCommunityNaturalCreativeVirtueTalentBuildingCitizensNobilityCreative ThinkingCommunity BuildingNatural Talent Author:Marianne Williamson
“ALEC has forged a unique partnership between state legislators and leaders from the corporate and business community. This partnership offers businessmen the extraordinary opportunity to apply their talents to solve America's problems and build on our opportunities.” StatesProblemAmericaOpportunityCommunityLeaderTalentOffersUniqueExtraordinarySolveCorporatePartnershipBusinessmanLegislatorsForged Author:Ronald Reagan
“We just assume all the great actors are in New York first and then L.A. second, and it's so not true. There's such amazing talent everywhere. It's exciting that now that there are these sort of new Hollywoods or new filmmaking communities that really benefit from these great faces and character actors and leading actors that just are fresh and exciting and bring an authenticity to the piece.” CharacterCommunityTalentExcitingAssumingAuthenticityFilmmaking Author:Sandra Bullock