"What really matters from the point of view of social capital and civic engagement is not merely nominal membership, but active and involved membership."

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Source : Robert D. Putnam (2001). “Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community”, p.58, Simon and Schuster

Robert D. Putnam

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“My parents, despite their serious attitude toward life in general, and that of their children in particular, were very broadminded people. There was no such thing as a bad profession for them. As I was their daughter, they knew that, whatever profession I chose, I would do it well. That was enough for them. There was always trust among the Kellys.”
“Men always makes gods in their own image.”
“I was very shy as a kid but when I found out I could perform and have people's attention everything changed for me. My mom likes to joke that until I was eight or nine I only knew what my sneakers looked like because I constantly walked around with my head down. But all of a sudden the stage made sense and that's what brought me out of my shell and a monster was created.”
“Libraries are the future of reading.”

Source : "On eating your seed corn". www.courtneymilan.com. February 25, 2011.
“The faults of advertising are only those common to all human institutions. If advertising speaks to a thousand in order to influence one, so does the church. And if it encourages people to live beyond their means, so does matrimony. Good times, bad times, there will always be advertising. In good times, people want to advertise; in bad times they have to.”
“Don may yawn at the idea, which he often does, but the great thing about Don, he has confidence in me and Mike and Ed and Leslie and Steve, that we're not going go out and do stories that will put people to sleep.”
“I am deeply saddened to hear the news of Dan's passing. He was a dear friend for many years. Dan & his music will live on in the great songs he shared with us all. My sincere condolences go out to Catherine and the entire Peek family. May he rest in peace...”

Source : "Dan Peek, Co-Founder of '70s Band America, Dies". www.hollywoodreporter.com. July 26, 2011.
“I don't eat celery. I eat raw milk, cheeses.”

Source : "Transcript: Carol Alt Talks About 'Eating in the Raw'". "The O'Reilly Factor" with Bill O'Reilly, www.foxnews.com. January 11, 2005.

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