Isn't that exciting? The quality of life in our communities depends on all of us. That is what community policing is all about: how we can do it together.
Mayor Tammy de Weerd
Related Being present is being connected to All Things. S. KELLEY HARRELL, M. DIV. Most of all, we remain focused on our Rock that never moves. CRAIG GROESCHEL Life is weird and wonderful like that, is it not. SONYA.E.WILLIAMS When living is too sweet and swanky, it may be very hard to appreciate the simplest things in life. ... ERIK PEVERNAGIE We believe that all community efforts to nurture participation in the arts improve the quality of li... GAIL TUCKER Yeah, because what it all boils down to is at the end of the day, we are all riding on the same boat... BOOTSY COLLINS What Fucks me... is that we both are the same... we all walk on the same path... but everything is a... DEYTH BANGER Questions have arisen about the policing of science. Who is responsible for the policing? My answer ... SERGE LANG We all are wearing many hundred glasses of different colors. Therefore, everyone sees the world in d... MUDITHA CHAMPIKA It is what it is, it is what you make it. JAMES DURBIN All I ever did to that apartment was hang fifty yards of yellow theatrical silk across the bedroom w... JOAN DIDION We can never make proper goodbyes. It was your last ride in a Checker cab and you had no warning. It... COLSON WHITEHEAD We must think of ourselves as a tribe — as an international community that has come together with ... ALBERTO VILLOLDO All's well that carries on well AMIT ABRAHAM We'll start with those of you that are interested. We can start talking about what we can do, things... GREG HUDNALL Jenny and I once talked about how we manage to live despite the knowledge that we are all going to d... STEVEN ROWLEY We'll continue to support organizations that improve the quality of life for us all. We're excited a... HERB BOYDSTUN The media community is determined to create a meaningful dialogue that will improve understanding be... AIDAN WHITE We must do all that depends on us to advance the kingdom of God SUNDAY ADELAJA Unpredictability means what it means. I don't know how you define it. It is what it is. MICHAEL KEATON Each of us views life through a different lens. What we think is colored by the baggage we carry, an... LAURIE BUCHANAN, PHD Whoever is behind any of the various community violence, anywhere, whether it's republican or loyali... BERTIE AHERN Cease to think of an impossibility and you will seize an opportunity for productivity. Excellence co... ISRAELMORE AYIVOR We concentrated on one game at a time. We know that Mount de Sales is a quality team and that they d... CHARLIE PARRISH Although we can never fully repay our veterans, on Veterans Day we thank our veterans for their self... ELIZABETH ESTY Gun violence is a plague in all of our communities, and we must come together to stop it. ELIZABETH ESTY We are all artists in everything we do. Art is creating; it is our link that makes us like god. All ... BETHANY JANE ANDREWS HOEY If we truly value humanity, life, and all that it represents in its highest form, then we need to do... CHRISTY TURLINGTON It is critical that the faith community work together to do all that we can to heal the heart and th... MAHDI BRAY How strange is the lot of us mortals! Each of us is here for a brief sojourn;for what purpose we kno... ALBERT EINSTEIN We are pretty solid. It all depends on how this team comes together. AMY JOHNSON I am not better than you because of my religion, color, culture, education, status, wealth, etc. I a... NAJWA ZEBIAN Our target is to do it promptly. How quickly that can be done depends on a lot of variables, in term... BUD TRIBBLE We can only be sure of the present’ which in our hands. Postponement and laziness are the ropes wh... DR ANIL KUMAR SINHA What we're trying to do in communities we build is do exactly that, build a community. HAROLD CHRIST We cannot tell what may happen to us in the strange medley of life. But we can decide what happens i... JOSEPH FORT NEWTON While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about. CHUCK PALAHNIUK While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about. KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about. ANGELA SCHWINDT It's all our perception of anything in life that determines everything. It's not what we see... It i... WILLIAM PAISLEY Our success depends so much on how we play as a team of 15. We are not a team of individuals. What m... LIZZIE HARVEY With '10,000,' our aim was to make a film that was entertaining and a roller-coaster ride; i... STEVEN STRAIT What love is it, then, that has no need of words to call us? In whose image are we made, to take suc... CHRISTIAN BOBIN I regret that I wasn't more successful with my marriages, but it is what it is. TED TURNER What we become depends on what we read after all the professors have finished with us. The greatest ... THOMAS CARLYLE Life is something that depends on what you do with it. NOMAN QAYYUM The horrific cases in Ferguson, in Staten Island with the death of Eric Garner, and all across the c... AL SHARPTON What we become depends on what we read after all of the professors have finished with us. The greate... THOMAS CARLYLE I ask that we all come together as a community, that we work together to address the threat of gang ... ANTONIO VILLARAIGOSA Embrace YOU...Believe in yourself, in this very moment...forgive yourself for all mistakes and 'bad'... ANGIE KARAN Before you may ever have to say, I'm sorry for such a loss... make sure you live as one who was part... JOEY TALLADINO While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about. -A... ANGELA SCHWINDT It is about getting involved in the betterment of us all. This community will stop growing if we don... CHRISTINE HARRIS All I can think of is, what's next? ... That's what's so exciting - how do we top this? GAVIN NEWSOM Things don’t have significance: they only have existence. Things are the only hidden meaning ... ALBERTO CAEIRO But beyond economic development, I want to change the feeling this community has about our governmen... FRANK COCCHO We are members of one another. What binds us together is far greater than what separates us... becau... BENNET OMALU All of those guys can score points for us. We may have a slight edge (on the other teams) on the guy... MATT FRANKS At this stage, all I can do is wait to see how the situation develops. It all depends on what decisi... LUCIANO SPALLETTI This all affects the quality of life in Bordentown Township, ... and that's what we are trying to do... BRUCE HILL We all are wearing many hundred glasses of different colors. So, everyone see the world in different... MUDITHA CHAMPIKA If therefore you shall be remembered for what you did with what you had more than what you had, use ... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH They wanted to do something that would benefit an organization in the community. To help us learn wh... DEBORAH STROUD I guess we made it kind of exciting in the fourth quarter. We just didn't do a thing on offense all ... GREG VOCK I think everyone, all of us, are complicated people. We have jobs that require us to be a certain wa... PAUL GUILFOYLE See the world for what it is. BEAUTIFUL! ANTHONY T. HINCKS It has been said that marriages are arranged by Heaven, that destiny will bring even the most distan... LISA SEE One thing that gives meaning to our thinking, drive our understanding, and determines what makes us ... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH Concerns about Peak Oil can be an impetus for positive change. What does this mean for our community... BROOK LEVAN In my opinion, this is the hardest regional in Class B. There is a lot of talent in this regional, b... JENNA RUDDELL Is that all we need? Can the way we say each other's names encompass all our history, all our love, ... DAVID LEVITHAN Industrial agriculture, because it depends on standardization, has bombarded us with the message tha... JOEL SALATIN The future of the Earth and our life depends on children of today. Our feature depends on how we are... ABDUS SALAM We can not tell what may happen to you in the strange medley of life. But we can decide what happens... JOSEPH F. NEWTON This storm was unique in that it impacted all the communities in our coverage area. We?re going to d... KATHLEEN LEWIS I might say something in Spanish; it all depends on how I'm feeling, what the situation is. BOBBY BONILLA You can actually create the life you want. It all depends on how daring you desire it. LAILAH GIFTY AKITA These are really interesting questions. One of the interesting things about Craig is that he is very... HUGH FORREST In this new program, we're looking at how we work together - we're exploring what our purpose is and... JULIE HOLLAND Water is the foundation for our economies, communities, ecosystems, and quality of life. KATE BROWN By re-establishing the connection between schools and communities, we believe more effective schools... MICHAEL GRAHAM The man stopped talking and was looking at the sunset. But what does someone who hates and love... ALBERTO CAEIRO We find beauty in love, as love is everywhere. However, it all depends on the eyes that see what rea... MAICHEE SUMMER Spirituality is about what we do about the fire inside of us, about how we channel our eros. RONALD ROLHEISER We have already had an amazing amount of support come from the community, but the only way our dream... JO VANDVER It's both, it all depends on how you choose to live it. Forever is always changing.' [Abo... SARAH DESSEN Be a good guide, tell me what you see, are sure is that? Please try to describe the picture as ... DEYTH BANGER Why are you alone? I mean, we are all alone. Aloneness is... that´s life. It´s the quality of our ... CHUCK PALAHNIUK The thing about this team is that the scoring can come from anywhere. All of the kids that came in p... WARREN WHITE We're a top-three team (in our league), and we're a playoff-caliber team for sure. It just depends o... BOB MACAULEY Religion is, in reality, living. Our religion is not what we profess, or what we say, or what we pro... JACK D. FORBES To succeed in life we ought to chalk out what we are going to do with the minutes, hours, days, mont... DR ANIL KUMAR SINHA It turns out that so much is right here in our own communities. What I'm trying to do is think outsi... BEVERLY LARSON For years the, quality has been compromised in east Gainesville. I don't think we can go on like tha... BARBARA SHARPE Chicago is where the whole idea of community policing began. It remains the - the best and the most ... RAHM EMANUEL The absurd depends as much on man as on the world. For the moment, it is all that links them togethe... ALBERT CAMUS It's not how long life is but the quality of our life that is important. ROGER DAWSON Hiding in all the thorns, there is a yellow rose. BEN OAK All rural hospitals are facing increased challenges to remain viable and at the same time continue t... GAYLAN SCOFIELD These are all things we have to work on to continue to maintain and improve our quality of life. Qua... DOUG HORN
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MAYOR AMABILE I don't disagree that if you're ill you should be able to get marijuana and decrease your pain, espe... MAYOR AMABILE If you go to the museum in Sacramento today there are three people they recognize as founders of Cal... MAYOR AMABILE It's not because we want to discriminate against any race. We're not prejudice up here. The decision... MAYOR AMABILE I'm pushing hard for affordable housing. I'm encouraging developers to bring in projects at a lower ... MAYOR AMABILE The most important thing is small businesses find their niche. MAYOR AMABILE Today as we celebrate the birth, the life, the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King, it is a time for our... MAYOR AMABILE He has a lot of development and planning experience in the Central Valley, not Bay Area experience, ... MAYOR AMABILE The last time we did this there was some criticism on our procedure. It wasn't the selection. I want... MAYOR AMABILE I'm personally not against billboards, but I am worried about the looks within the city limits. I se... MAYOR AMABILE I've always been interested in oral traditions and mythological stories and legends from antiqui... ADRIENNE MAYOR The cultural center of Asia Minor, Pergamon boasted a vast library of 200,000 scrolls, a spectacular... ADRIENNE MAYOR Just as a fossil is 'petrified time,' so is an ancient artifact or text. ADRIENNE MAYOR In the seventeenth century, a French missionary in Canada reported a 'strange legend' circul... ADRIENNE MAYOR The sheer number of legendary narratives and historically verifiable incidents invites us to revise ... ADRIENNE MAYOR Indeed, many ancient Greek writers do treat Amazons as a tribe of men and women. They credit the tri... ADRIENNE MAYOR The 'Iliad' covered only two months of the great ten-year war with Troy. At least six other ... ADRIENNE MAYOR It was just a matter of them sitting down together. It was done very quickly and amicably. GRANT MAYOR Pictures of Amazons on vase paintings always show them as beautiful, active, spirited, courageous, a... ADRIENNE MAYOR The Amazons were notorious for their freedom: their sexual freedom, their freedom to hunt, to be out... ADRIENNE MAYOR Freddie offers a wealth of experience through his involvement with National League One team Barrow a... GRANT MAYOR There are issues of wear and tear on the pitch but we're still talking to the rugby union club. GRANT MAYOR It was an easy decision and has been received very well. When the players were told pre-training the... GRANT MAYOR It is said the boundless steppes of Asia gave flight to tales of heroes and heroines because the con... ADRIENNE MAYOR We are used to thinking of Amazon myths in terms of violence against uppity women, but the ancient e... ADRIENNE MAYOR That whole heroic notion of the women warriors known as Amazons is extremely appealing. It was appea... ADRIENNE MAYOR This city has bred some great writers and we want others to be inspired by this competition to share... LORD MAYOR We went on and celebrated and had a great, great party. LORD MAYOR