#unity

I grew up in an artists' community in New York, in a building that was government-subsidised for artists. No one made any money, but they made art for the sake of art. ↗

— Vin Diesel

#art #artists #building #community #grew

If I'm not on tour or in the studio, I'm in nature somewhere, usually some kind of ocean. Playing music has afforded me that. It's not lost on me that it's a tremendous opportunity to be able to spend your life being surrounded by nature. ↗

— Eddie Vedder

#afforded #being #i #kind #life

To tax the community for the advantage of a class is not protection: it is plunder. ↗

— Benjamin Disraeli

#class #community #plunder #protection #tax

We should never lose an occasion. Opportunity is more powerful even than conquerors and prophets. ↗

— Benjamin Disraeli

#even #lose #more #never #occasion

I used to get 15-20 bunt hits a season. Now, I'm down to five or six. Infielders still play me in, but I'm always looking if the opportunity is there. ↗

— Steve Finley

#bunt #down #five #get #hits

All of us aspire to give our children something more, leave a country to our children that is a better one, a stronger one, with better jobs and growth and opportunity. ↗

— Byron Dorgan

#better #children #country #give #growth

When my dad first started out in the police force, wearing the uniform was a sense of pride, and it was respected in the community for what the police force was all about. Unfortunately today, the uniform is a target. ↗

— Jerry Doyle

#community #dad #first #force #out

If you feel rooted in your home and family, if you're active in your community, there's nothing more empowering. The best way to make a difference in the world is to start by making a difference in your own life. ↗

— Julia Louis-Dreyfus

#best #best way #community #difference #empowering

Today knowledge has power. It controls access to opportunity and advancement. ↗

— Peter Drucker

#advancement #controls #knowledge #opportunity #power

I wanted to play my violin and have my musical expression through the instrument. But then I was really young when I had my first opportunity to conduct. ↗

— Gustavo Dudamel

#expression #first #had #i #instrument