"Well, in the early days of humans, the community was our only protection against predators, and against the starvation. We survived because we trusted one another."

Community, Trust, Survival, Cooperation

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"Well, in the early days of humans, the community was our only protection against predators, and against the starvation. We survived because we trusted one another."

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"People bond themselves into families and groups for protection, and strangers...strangers are always at risk."

Rachel Caine, Canadian Actress

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"There is nothing inhuman, evil, or irrational which does not give some comfort, provided it is shared by a group."

Erich Fromm, American Psychologist

Community, Comfort, Humanity, Companionship, Support

"Formation of Network of people for common purpose leads to Society with common objectives."

Santosh Kalwar, Nepalese Poet

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"You cannot sift out the poor from the community. The poor are indispensable to the rich."

Henry Ward Beecher, American Clergyman

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"If you can establish yourself in the community as a giver, those people with whom you associate yourself will extend your branding far beyond you."

Susan C. Young, American Author

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"When Annie's treatin, you best be eatin."

Stephen King, American Author

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"I guess everything having to do with your background has some influence on how you tell stories but it's hard to parse how growing up in a Jewish community in Minnesota really affected it."

Joel Coen, American Director

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"That which is not good for the bee-hive cannot be good for the bees."

Marcus Aurelius, Roman Soldier

Community, Bees

"Truly, the old maid is a most useful person, one of the reserve forces of the community. They talk of the superfluous woman, but what would the poor superfluous man do without her kindly presence?"

Arthur Conan Doyle, British Writer

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"Violent crime rates fell steadily from 1993 to 2002, and this nearly coincides with the establishment of the community policing program known as the COPS program under the Clinton administration."

Alan Mollohan, American Politician

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"There is nothing inhuman, evil, or irrational which does not give some comfort, provided it is shared by a group."

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"If you can establish yourself in the community as a giver, those people with whom you associate yourself will extend your branding far beyond you."

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"Truly, the old maid is a most useful person, one of the reserve forces of the community. They talk of the superfluous woman, but what would the poor superfluous man do without her kindly presence?"

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"He was going to punish me now. He couldn't beat me up with his old man fists, but he could hurt me with his old man words."

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"I didn't yet know that romantic heroes-famous and not-are usually aimless nomads in disguise."

"Poetry = Anger x Imagination."

"I'm quite aware of my differences. I wouldn't classify them as weird."

"And believe me, a good piece of chicken can make anybody believe in the existence of God."