A Quote by Charlie Baker

Our communities are strong because local leaders and active citizens listen and learn from the people they serve.

Charlie Baker

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Active Because Citizens Communities Leaders Learn Listen Local Our People Serve Strong

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Charlie Baker
American - Politician
Born: November 13, 1956

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Arnold Hiatt

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JROTC students make a commitment to serve their communities at an early age, and they learn the discipline and habits to be future leaders.

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As voters and taxpayers, we must demand that our local governments properly prioritize libraries. As citizens, we must invest in our library down the street so that the generations served by that library grow up to be adults who contribute not just to their local communities but to the world.

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The bottom line is that we have entered an age when local communities need to invest in themselves. Federal and state dollars are becoming more and more scarce for American cities. Political and civic leaders in local communities need to make a compelling case for this investment.

Mick Cornett

There is nothing more important to our survival, nothing more dignified than learning how to take care of others, how to serve and teach people with kindness and openness. Mothers are experts in these fields. I hope people can learn to listen to them, learn to be like them and acknowledge the wisdom there before it is too late. I hope people can learn how to serve others.

Samantha Hunt

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Michelle Bachelet

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Lyndon B. Johnson

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James Comey

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Our seniors have worked long and hard to better the economy, raise families and serve their communities. They deserve to live independent and active lives in their golden years.

Christopher Dodd

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Paul Polman

It's wonderful to work for a company that gives so much back to its communities, especially to our children. Donations are only one way we support our communities. Our team members also volunteer their time and energies to a number of different local groups, including this aquarium. We form partnerships with these organizations because we feel we can accomplish more together than if we were each working on our own.