Quotes about Community

As to my success here I cannot say much as yet: the Indians seem generally kind, and well-disposed towards me, and are mostly very attentive to my instructions, and seem willing to be taught further.

What's so amazing in today's society is people look up to football players. And as a football player, you have a platform. And it's so much more important than any touchdown or trophy or anything you could win with football. Its taking that platform and be able to influence people.

There is a communion of more than our bodies when bread is broken and wine drunk.

I've never known more Jesus-serving, Jesus-loving, people-loving, people-serving folks on earth than right here in my hometown of Houston, Texas.

I grew up as a little gay boy in Paris, Texas, which was a very conservative community and I had a strong religious background as well.

Most Evangelicals have the church to thank for the Sunday-school classes that taught us what the Bible says and paved the way for our eventual decisions to commit our lives to Christ.

My work in Africa was paid for mostly by American Christians, and I am so thankful for their giving hearts.

The first thing I tell women is this: They think that coding or being in any computer field is very solitary, very solemn, that you're just set off in a cubicle somewhere and it's not social and it's not creative. I would tell them that it's the furthest from the truth.

I hope to have communion with the people, that is the most important thing.

I have an increasing sense that the most important crisis of our time is spiritual and that we need places where people can grow stronger in the spirit and be able to integrate the emotional struggles in their spiritual journeys.

Just having what's important, to have people around you to support and take care of you. That's the most important thing when you are a professional athlete.

We can no longer afford to ignore the work of others and to plan our missions as though other missions did not exist.