"A man is called selfish not for pursuing his own good, but for neglecting his neighbor's."

Richard Whately

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."

Margaret Mead

"If you were all alone in the universe with no one to talk to, no one with which to share the beauty of the stars, to laugh with, to touch, what would be your purpose in life? It is other life, it is love, which gives your life meaning. This is harmony. We must discover the joy of each other, the joy of challenge, the joy of growth. "

Mitsugi Saotome

"This is the duty of our generation as we enter the twenty-first century -- solidarity with the weak, the persecuted, the lonely, the sick, and those in despair. It is expressed by the desire to give a noble and humanizing meaning to a community in which all members will define themselves not by their own identity but by that of others."

Elie Wiesel

"While the spirit of neighborliness was important on the frontier because neighbors were so few, it is even more important now because our neighbors are so many. "

Lady Bird Johnson

"Our task must be to free ourselves... by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty."

Albert Einstein

"A man is called selfish not for pursuing his own good, but for neglecting his neighbor's. "

Richard Whately

“The great challenge of the twenty-first century is to raise people everywhere to a decent standard of living while preserving as much of the rest of life as possible.”

Edward O. Wilson

"Heroes are not giant statues framed against a red sky. They are people who say: This is my community, and it is my responsibility to make it better. Interweave all these communities and you really have an America that is back on its feet again. I really think we are gonna have to reassess what constitutes a 'hero'."

Studs Terkel

"Independence ... middle-class blasphemy. We are all dependent on one another, every soul of us on earth. "

George Bernard Shaw

"What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each other?"

George Eliot

"I am a part of all that I have met. "

Lord Tennyson

"There is nothing more important than a good, safe, secure home. "

Rosalynn Carter

“A community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm.”

Henrik Ibsen

"Charity begins at home, but should not end there."

Thomas Fuller