Community Quotes

Not everybody want to sit alone in a empty room beating off to murder manuals. Some folks enjoy community. Common good.

I see now it’s not the food that brings humans together. It’s each other. There is a basic human need to feel like you belong. It feels good.

Remember, it’s not “us or them.” It’s us and them.[to Syd]

Community. It’s a strange word on its own. The word is not as warm as family, but, some people, people like myself, we don’t have family. But that’s okay, because we have each other. We have this place and that’s not nothing. That’s not nothing at all.

You’re only ever really as good as those around you. Your crew become a part of you. Complete you. They lift you up to accomplish the things you never could do alone.

Tonight, one of our most ethnic co-workers, Kelly, has invited us all to a Diwali celebration put on by her community. What is Diwali, you may ask? Well, to have Kelly explain it, “It’s so super fun and it’s gonna be great.” A lot of gods with unpronounceable names. Twenty minutes later you find out that is essentially a Hindu Halloween.

There will be a time when you will need to remember that, no matter how bleak or unwinnable a situation, as long as you and your crew remain steadfast in your dedication, one to another, you are never ever without hope.

Everyone needs to belong to something bigger than themselves. Yes, there is strength in numbers, but maybe it’s simpler. Maybe humans just feel better when they know they are not alone on this Earth.