To live factionless Is not just to live in poverty and discomfort; it is to live divorced from society, separated from the most important thing in life: community. My mother once told me that we can't survive alone,but even if we could, we wouldn't want to. Without a faction, we have no purpose and no reason to live.
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The realization that I'd have nothing to take home had finally sunk in. My knees buckled and I slid down the tree trunk to its roots. It was too much. I was too sick and weak and tired, oh, so tired. Let them call the Peacekeepers and take us to the community home, I thought. Or better yet, let me die right here in the rain.
Who gets to be best-liked in any community? Who is the most trusted? Why, the man who does the dirty job, of course, and does it with a smile. The man who does the job you couldn't bring yourself to do.
Every person is defined by the communities she belongs to.
Have you found someone to share your heart with? Are you giving to your community? Are you at peace with yourself? Are you trying to be as human as you can be?
Invest in the human family. Invest in people. Build a little community of those you love and who love you.
Language is a bountiful gift and its usage, an elaboration of community and society, is a sacred work. Language and usage evolve over time: elements change, are reborn or forgotten, and while there are instances where transgression can become the source of an even greater wealth, this does not alter the fact that to become entitled to the liberties of playfulness or enlightened misuse of language, one must first and foremost have sworn one's total allegiance.
Dear Friends: As one who has experimented extensively with life in the home and community, using real people in true-life situations, I doubt that any playthings could prepare a child for one millionth of what is going to hit him in the teeth, ready or not.
In a school community, someone who reads a book for some secretive purpose, other than discussing it, is strange. What was she reading for?
Some people tried to hurt us to protect themselves, their family and communities...This was one of the consequences of civil war. People stopped trusting each other, and every stranger became an enemy. Even people who knew you became extremely careful about how they related or spoke to you.
I have amazing news for you. Man is not alone on this planet. He is part of a community, upon which he depends absolutely.
This law … defines the limits of competition in the community of life. You may compete to the full extent of your capabilities, but you may not hunt down your competitors or destroy their food or deny them access to food. In other words, you may compete but you may not wage war.
I am twenty years old. To a world-wise adult, I am little more than a child. To any child, however, I am old enough to be distrusted, to be excluded forever from the magical community of the short and beardless.
We set off towards the square, where a knot of old folks hovered around the local pigeon community, their lives reduced to a ritual of spreading crumbs and waiting.
Without the help of community leaders and residents, we can't help Point Breeze Avenue, ... We can't get the funding. We can't make it work. We need to bring the avenue alive again.
We need to engage local businesses and organizations throughout the community.
We've talked as a staff how important it is to do this one well. And I think it's real important for Grand Forks to show it supports high school basketball. Hopefully the people in the community will come out and support the tournament. Devils Lake losing in the boys regional didn't help our attendance. They were by far the best-followed team in the East Region tournament.
It is an honor to get it (the designation) and we hope it will instill a historic pride in our community.
showed the cracks we have as a community and that we need to be prepared at all times.
I've been involved in this community ever since I was old enough to know there was a community,
To think that there are four suites to be used as one is just fuzzy math. It wasn't in the spirit of the deal and it isn't what the community wanted.
High spending is not always bad and low spending is not always good. It depends on the make-up of the community . . . What are the goals of the district What types of students does the district have And what's going on in the community
The evidence base is showing you need to raise taxes, you need to pass laws and enforce laws on exposure to second-hand smoke. You also need to pass laws and enforce the laws on regulating media exposure and advertising regarding pro-tobacco, you need to develop a youth-focused cessation program as a community and probably at the school level, you need to develop public education campaigns in the communities and schools that are reaching the young people, and those campaigns need to not be focused on just boys.
The community was heavily involved in the process of identifying what our Loudoun brand is. North Star met personally with a selection of key business stakeholders, including members of the Board of Supervisors, the Chamber of Commerce, our Economic Development Commission, Loudoun County staff, and business leaders that play a key role in the county.
It's an incredible opportunity for the community and an incredible opportunity for young people. There are a lot of things to learn while implementing a radio station.
We want to complement development in the region. The University's designation as one of the country's most entrepreneurial campuses suggests to us a portion of the additional property should be considered for business and research innovation opportunities that involve interactions between the University and the local community.
We expect to have a great crowd to help us proclaim the glory of God and thank Him for allowing us to see His vision fulfilled. We hope everyone will come out - the entire community is invited to share this day with us.
The council knew there are things missing in the community for teens to do. So money is being put aside for a teen center. Jill Rogers is putting it together.
I don't worship Catholicism for Catholicism's own sake. I have felt the need to experience a sense of belonging with a religious community, because my parents were convinced atheists.
Climate change is also clearly a matter of huge interest and concern for the scientific community.
Don't buy anything controversial. We don't want any trouble in our community.
Two lights for guidance. The first, our little glowing atom of community, with all that it signifies. The second, the cold light of the stars,symbol of the hypercosmical reality, with its crystal ecstasy. Strange that in this light, in which even the dearest love is frostily asserted, andeven the possible defeat of our half-waking world is contemplated without remission of praise, the human crisis does not lose but gainssignificance. Strange, that it seems more, not less, urgent to play some part in this struggle, this brief effort of animacules striving to win fortheir race some increase of lucidity before the ultimate darkness.
When the hot East Texas summer days begin, the stations will again look to the community to help hundreds of senior citizens and those who are shut in survive the oppressive heat.
This project will help revitalize Hancock's entire downtown and provide a catalyst for future growth and job creation, ... The Scott Hotel will once again be able to play an important role in the economic development of the community.
As a community bank we need to offer our customers a level of service that the large chain banks just can't seem to provide. That means we staff all of our offices with local lenders who have loan approval authority for faster service. We place a high importance on the little things like returning phone calls promptly and having documents ready on time. We put a lot of effort into teaching our employees the profession of banking so that they can properly answer your questions. We also have a great deal of respect for the traditional coastal businesses like fishing, logging and tourism and look for ways to help make them successful.
I would expect more buying certainly from the trend-following fund community, a new high will attract a degree of momentum buying.
I value Burnt Mountain more than I can tell you as a refuge, a piece of pristine solitude, peace and beauty so near, ... No one I know or talk to is in favor of disturbing this gem of a community asset by putting in ski runs and a return catwalk.
Brian's death was a real blow. It hit home on a personal level because he was a close friend to all of us. But it hit home at a political level, too, because he was such a crucial part of the community.
When you donate, you are doing it anonymously. You are helping friends and family, and sometimes someone you don't even know, but lives here in the community.
We will be pretty busy here for a while building a new facility and just learning about the community and the Toyota and Mazda lines,
Wal-Mart's new commitments to increase efficiency and reduce pollution and waste are important first steps for a company that has such a profound impact on our environment. More companies should take these positive steps towards safer and healthier communities.
They probably will be here for quite some time, ... There's a possibility they could be absorbed into the community.
I think they will target others. This is a test to see if the community will stand up to them.
The mentor gets a chance to give back to the community since this is a community based program. They are able to help a child and gain a sense of accomplishment.
As much as 80 percent of designers focused on Web and interactive design it turns out are on Windows workstations. There is the mystique of the Mac in the design community but not so in the Web interactive community.
It's a slap in the face to the community that Paramount Pictures would market a movie with the use of handguns by these gangster rappers who are very poor role models and have a negative influence on children,
We don't charge our vendors when they come to town, though. We sort of feel like it would be wrong. That tax is for our community, true, but we've been working with these vendors for years with this festival. We probably should, but, you know, we just won't put that tax on them.
Dr. Spain and Cardiology of Tulsa are helping lead the way to a more connected healthcare community. By informing and connecting physicians through the use of electronic medical records, they are able to provide a more efficient and patient-friendly healthcare experience.
There are differences in the world community. But we have a common interest in a strong multilateral system.
The community can look at the post and determine the usefulness. The stronger messages of more value can rise to the top.