Quotes about Community

Charles Schwab: Be friends with everybody. When you have friends you will know there is somebody who will stand by you. You know the old saying, that if you have a single enemy you will find him everywhere. It doesn't pay to make enemies. Lead the life that will make you kind and friendly to everyone about you, and you will be surprised what a happy life you will live.

The ability to connect with others begins with understanding the value of people.

Edwin Markham wrote, There is a destiny that makes us brothers: None goes his way alone: All that we send into the lives of others Comes back into our own.17

Give to others? Why? I have needs too

Make it your job to put other people on top today.

How do the people around you react to the sparks of life? Are they fire lighters who blow things up, or firefighters who calm things down?

Nothing of significance was ever achieved without people working together.

Discouraged? Don't be, for the one thing that really matters, lasts forever—your friendships. Life is too long to spend it with people who pull you in the wrong direction. And it's too short not to invest in others. Your relationships will define you. And they will influence your talent—one way or the other. Choose wisely. —

If you do not connect with others, influence is out of the question.

Everything we do, every accomplishment we have, every milestone we pass has come in part because of the efforts of others.

And do something positive in your corner of the world.

Servant leaders should listen without judgment, be authentic, build community, share power, and develop people.