Quotes about Belonging
Thou hast made us for Thyself, and the heart never resteth till it findeth rest in Thee.
- St. Augustine
The truth of who we are is that we are because we belong.
- Desmond Tutu
Truth does not belong to an individual.
- Jiddu Krishnamurti
To belong is to understand the tacit codes of the people you live with; it is to know that you will be understood without having to explain yourself.
- Michael Ignatieff
Every person who confesses that Christ Jesus is Lord, repents of their sin and gives their heart to God is a child of God and belongs to Him. And in Christ, we are made right with God, we are His righteousness, and we have the power of Christ in us to live right.
- Joyce Meyer
Home is where I shed my skin.
- Masaba Gupta
The chance to love and be loved exists no matter who or where you are.
- Oprah Winfrey
To many moderns, [love] is something that is only a part of us rather than something of which we are a part.
- Peter Kreeft
I choose L'Arche; L'Arche chooses me. I would be dead if I weren't here. I need people to love me and care for me.
- Henri Nouwen
I found me a place where I can do good without doing any harm, and I can see I'm doing good, and them I'm doing good for know I'm doing it, and they love me, Unk, as best they can. I found me a home.
- Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
We need others. We need others to love and we need to be loved by them.
- Leo Buscaglia
You are loved, and your purpose is to love.
- Marianne Williamson