Erwin McManus Quotes

I'd like people to be more aware of the benefits of communities. Lots of problems could be solved that way.

And it turns out that tribes, not money, not factories, that can change our world, that can change politics, that can align large numbers of people. Not because you force them to do something against their will. But because they wanted to connect.

We can't talk about community values without being prepared to invest in those very same communities.

Government requires bringing people together and genuinely hearing their issues. It requires the establishment and strengthening of community.

When you're dealing with a small community, every person counts.

I want to be a partner with business, labor, civic leaders, foundations, other churches so that we can work together... If I can talk to all of these people and have something in common, maybe I can get them to see that they also have something in common with each other when we come together.

We came together [with King Hussein of Jordan] because of a shared sense of idealism, of the value of service to a community far greater than ourselves, and the conviction that each and everyone of us can meaningfully contribute to solving even the most seemingly intractable problems.

People, wherever they are, can make a community.

My vision for a better Rhode Island starts with a simple idea - we are all in this together.

Tackling violence on our streets is a complex problem, and we need not only all parties, but whole communities to come together to tackle it.

I have seen girls tackle every single big problem from cancer to lead poisoning to climate change to homelessness to bullying in schools. There is literally no problem that we can't solve.

My message is more about unity, solving problems and trying to bring the American people together around a notion of common purpose in terms of what we've got to do to build a better future.

I feel like HQ has been a force for good and it's brought together this amazing community.

We need to start talking, to each other, about the issues that matter most. Otherwise, we are just pawns in the game of politics.

Part of the role that I am fulfilling as Governor General is to highlight what communities can do together.

You need to listen to the people experiencing the problems, and their ideas need to crowd out the words of the 'can't be done-ers.'

I believe society and football are all the time together, and will come to a new harmony.

Building community is to the collective as spiritual practice is to the individual.

To pay attention to the actual core of the movement - that would be pretty hard. Can you concentrate for example on either the policy issues or the creation of functioning democratic communities of mutual support and say, well, that's what's lacking in our country that's why we don't have a functioning democracy - a community of real participation. That's really important. And that always gets smashed.

It is time to stop waiting for someone to save us. It is time to face the truth of our situation - that we're all in this together, that we all have a voice - and figure out how to mobilize the hearts and minds of everyone in our workplaces and communities.

Successful organizing is not built on self-interest but rather on dignity and a sense of purpose.

We in Europe need to discuss how we can improve the community. That is the correct order.

Progress is not automatic, it depends on what we do every day. So any statement of ownership of our own bodies, however that occurs in our individual lives or our community or our collective lives, is crucial.

We just have to convince other people that they have power. This is what they can do by participating to make change, not only in their community, but many times changing in their own lives. Once they participate, they get their sense of power.