Belonging To A Group Quotes

• There is, of course, great value in belonging to a group. Safety in numbers, for one. But there is also a mathematical explanation for why the brain is so willing to give up its own opinions: a group of people is more likely to be correct about something than an individual.

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  Gregory Berns

  Giving Up   Numbers   People  

  Gregory Berns (2013). “Iconoclast: A Neuroscientist Reveals How to Think Differently”, p.88, Harvard Business Press

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• We all construct worldviews that give us a sense of meaning. Mostly it is about belonging to a group and having a sense of identity and purpose.

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  Carmen Lawrence

  Giving   Identity   Groups  

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• Belonging to a group can provide the child with a variety of resources that an individual friendship often cannot--a sense of collective participation, experience with organizational roles, and group support in the enterprise of growing up. Groups also pose for the child some of the most acute problems of social life--of inclusion and exclusion, conformity and independence.

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  Zick Rubin

  Children   Growing Up   Support  

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• People enjoy the interaction on the Internet, and the feeling of belonging to a group that does something interesting: that's how some software projects are born.

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  Linus Torvalds

  People   Interesting   Feelings  

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• I had friends at school, but I was never part of a gang and I dreamed of that sense of belonging to a group. You know, where people would call me 'Em' and shout across the bar, 'Em, what are you drinking?' after the show.

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  Emily Mortimer

  Drinking   School   Technology  

  "Woman on the verge" by Stephanie Merritt, www.theguardian.com. December 2, 2001.

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• THE POWER OF THE GROUP We all want to feel a sense of belonging. This isn’t a character flaw. It’s fundamental to the human experience. Our finest achievements are possible when people come together to work for a common cause. School spirit, the rightful pride we feel in our community, our heritage, our religion, and our families, all come from the value we place on belonging to a group.

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  Rosalind Wiseman

  School   Character   Pride  

  Rosalind Wiseman (2013). “Masterminds and Wingmen: Helping Our Boys Cope with Schoolyard Power, Locker-Room Tests, Girlfriends, and the New Rules of Boy World”, p.37, Harmony

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• Something in me was always watching life from the outside, permanently obsessed with the notion of belonging vs. not-belonging [to a group]. It did not make for a happy childhood, but it was excellent training for a writer.

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  Barbara Kingsolver

  Childhood   Training   Groups  

  Interview with Crystal Wilkinson, appalachianheritage.net. November 20, 2014.

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