Famous Quotes & Sayings

Michael Bloomberg

When you come in to court as a plaintiff or as a defendant, it is terribly important that you look up at the bench and feel that that person represents you and will understand you, that that person is reflective of our community and of our society.

Maxine Waters

I had a wonderful experience recently in anticipation of the second Rodney King verdict where I decided to do a letter to the community about how I really felt. It's times such as that, that I feel that I'm connecting. And there are other times I'm shocked by what I see and what I discover. And when I'm shocked by it, I think, God, I'm losing it, that I don't really understand what's going on out there.

Lauryn Williams

I had a great time and those kids gave me a real feel for the Russian community and what it's like to be here. The kids were very genuine and well educated and there was a nice enthusiasm throughout the room. It was a wonderful opportunity.

If there is a perception the lake is impaired, the value of every home in the community would be affected,

Joe Baca

It has to end. Our students need to feel safe in school, ... Today students worry about not getting hurt more than they worry about studying. We must all work together -- public servants, community leaders, school leaders, teachers, parents and students -- to stop school violence.

Jim Brown

I just hope that people in the community see what these students can do for them and, in turn, what their money can do for the students.

I personally support it. I feel it is well-thought-out legislation that will uniform the operations of community associations. Most everything proposed in the act, The Woodlands already does.

Mario Garcia

By her being a product of the community, it inspires a lot of the younger generation to reach for goals that they never thought they could attain, especially Latina women.

Clearly, the faith community plays a key role in energizing people to serve others. Our experience is that faith often prompts individuals to serve others, and faith communities often organize volunteer opportunities for their members.

Adam Kennedy

Claxton's a community that works well together. They pull together, especially in tough times. They celebrate, if there's something to celebrate, the community comes together to celebrate. If we go through a tough time, the community comes together and supports each other.

I'm outraged. The whole community is outraged because they can't be in the games and because of the continued destruction of the program.

I'm on edge. People in our community are on edge,

I'm just really happy for the kids. When I took this job on short notice three years ago, I set a three to five-year goal to have this program be competitive and put out good kids that represent our community well. I think we've done that.

I'm just happy to be a part of it. I see it as everybody in the community pulling together.

I'm just doing this because I think it is probably the most important thing you can do for your community. Florida by and large under-funds its schools.

I met with all of the council members several times and we had all kinds of discussions. I'd rather not concentrate on things that divide us. I'd rather concentrate on the things we have in common. We have a lot of work to do to serve the community and we should get to it.

If not resolved immediately, this will have a long-term impact on our employees, our customers and the community.

If local government, (such as a school board), is not meeting the needs of a community, they have every right to come to us.

If Mugabe wins on Thursday, the fact of the matter is the international community is not going to quickly re-engage Zimbabwe. The domestic consensus that we're trying to muster will not emerge as quickly.

If I were ever in that same capacity, it would be neat to have the community reach out.

Joseph Campbell

I had my heart set on three things: One, the choral office; two, the habit; and community life. We spend a lot of time together. We work together, eat together, pray together,

In 1989, the scientific community was completely unprepared to deal with an oil spill of such magnitude. There wasn't even a local veterinarian on site.

Thomas Armstrong

The college's first priority is not meeting the 50 percent law. It's meeting community needs.

David Marks

The community will need everything -- facilities, employment centers, amenities, a government. You have to sell the sizzle early on,

The community will make sure the team gets its Astroturf field. It is raising the money right now.

The community was all for it. We were very excited about the idea.

The community wants to have more confidence in what we're doing. It's only fair. An enrollment projection study is essential. I'd be hard pressed to make a decision about this study without that information because we've been talking about this for a long time.

The community turned out for those. It's not just a job out here. It's about an expanded community,

The community should thank the fire department for work that will in the long term save the people money - not to mention the (increased) peace of mind.

The community should be very excited and very proud that the district has stepped up to the plate here and said we are going to provide the most professional feeling theater,

The community really has an identity with Bok Tower.

Larry Campbell

The community protection work could have been under way by now, had it not been packaged with excessive logging on land that is already over the legal limits for environmental damage.

Kelli White

The community outpouring has been so overwhelming. But now what?