When I write a scientific treatise, I might reach 100 people. When the 'National Geographic' covers a project, it communicates about plants and fish and underwater technology to more than 10 million people.
I will forever be thankful to the Malawians and international community, and my professional army and army general, who said: 'No, we will follow the constitution.' That's why I'm here.
We live in a time where there's an alienation factor. There's a certain disconnection. We don't have any real sense of community anymore.
No one can fail to see that the power of the Church among large numbers in many communities is today diminishing, or has already ceased.
If you economically empower a woman, she represents enormous opportunity that can actually be transformative not only for her family and for her community, but at the aggregate level for the economy.
If you're working on a movie, you want it to be projected on the largest tapestry possible, and the sound to be perfect, and for that kind of communal experience of the movies to take place for it.
There is an isolated experience to being a director. It's very communal because there's a crew, but it's only you. You're the one on the hook.
If you really want to help make a difference while getting a true travel experience, consider a community-run trip.
I think that food ties us to our community and our traditions, and it's the thing that makes us feel good and connected.
Creole is New Orleans city food. Communities were created by the people who wanted to stay and not go back to Spain or France.
I have a lot of LGBT friends and family members and I've always supported the community, not only as a child but as an adult, and I think it's important to voice that.
I grew up in southwestern Ontario in the heart of a Mennonite community. All my family are part of the Mennonite church.
Half of my family has a deep-rooted connection to the South and Louisiana, and for me, New Orleans is one of our most precious, historic communities: visually, emotionally, artistically.
Jazz is a very democratic musical form. It comes out of a communal experience. We take our respective instruments and collectively create a thing of beauty.
One of the biggest problems out there that I hear from my friends in the business community is that there's no lending, that it's tough to get a loan today.
If you work for and eventually lead a company, understand that companies have multiple stakeholders including employees, customers, business partners and the communities within which they operate.
I think it would be a good thing in the creative community if there was less embarrassment of this word 'commercial' because that's how you make a business.
I really sing songs that move me. I'm not in show business. I'm in the communications business. That's what it's for me.
With over 1 billion users and counting worldwide, the Internet has quickly become a critical place for individuals, business communities and governments to share and distribute information.
Movies are such an integral part of American culture. We're so spread out in this country, and movies offer us a chance to come together and have a communal experience.
I continue to work on plays, but I've always felt that you could put a note in a bottle and send it offshore, and you'd have as much chance communicating with people.
