Top 25 Quotes on Belonging (COMMUNITY & IDENTITY)

Top 10 Thought-provoking Quotes to Inspire a Sense of Belonging (TOGETHER-NESS)

“Do more than belong: participate. Do more than care: help. Do more than believe: practice. Do more than be fair: be kind. Do more than forgive: forget. Do more than dream: work.”
William Arthur Ward

That is part of the beauty of all literature. You discover that your longings are universal longings, that you're not lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong. - F. Scott Fitzgerald — That is part of the beauty of all literature. You discover that your longings are universal longings, that you’re not lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong. – **F. Scott Fitzgerald**

True belonging only happens when we present our authentic, imperfect selves to the world, our sense of belonging can never be greater than our level of self-acceptance. - Brene Brown — True belonging only happens when we present our authentic, **imperfect** selves to the world, our sense of belonging can never be greater than our level of self-acceptance. – **Brene Brown**

When you get to a place where you understand that love and belonging, your worthiness, is a birthright and not something you have to earn, anything is possible. - Brene Brown — When you get to a place where you understand that **love** and belonging, your worthiness, is a birthright and not something you have to earn, anything is possible. – **Brene Brown**

“Although I am a typical loner in my daily life, my awareness of belonging to the invisible community of those who strive for truth, beauty, and justice has prevented me from feelings of isolation.”
Albert Einstein

If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other. - Mother Teresa — If we have no **peace**, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other. – **Mother Teresa**

I long, as does every human being, to be at home wherever I find myself. - Maya Angelou — I long, as does every human being, to be at home wherever I find myself. – **Maya Angelou**

Yes, I am imperfect and vulnerable and sometimes afraid, but that doesn't change the truth that I am also brave and worthy of love and belonging. - Brene Brown — Yes, I am **imperfect** and **vulnerable** and sometimes afraid, but that doesn’t **change** the **truth** that I am also brave and worthy of **love** and belonging. – **Brene Brown**

Those who have a strong sense of love and belonging have the courage to be imperfect. - Brene Brown — Those who have a strong sense of love and belonging have the **courage** to be **imperfect**. – **Brene Brown**

“Home is ultimately not about a place to live but about the people with whom you are most fully alive. Home is about love, relationship, community, and belonging, and we are all searching for home.”
Erwin McManus

15 Inspirational Quotes on Identity and Belonging to a Community

When you know and respect your Inner Nature, you know where you belong. You also know where you don’t belong. - Benjamin Hoff — When you know and **respect** your Inner **Nature**, you know where you belong. You also know where you don’t belong. – **Benjamin Hoff**

Giving connects two people, the giver and the receiver, and this connection gives birth to a new sense of belonging. - Deepak Chopra — Giving connects two people, the giver and the receiver, and this connection gives birth to a new sense of belonging. – **Deepak Chopra**

“Being engaged in some way for the good of the community, whatever that community, is a factor in a meaningful life. We long to belong, and belonging and caring anchors our sense of place in the universe.”
Patricia Churchland

Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well. - Voltaire — **Appreciation** is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well. – **Voltaire**

Tomorrow belongs to those of us who conceive of it as belonging to everyone; who lend the best of ourselves to it, and with joy. - Audre Lorde — Tomorrow belongs to those of us who conceive of it as belonging to everyone; who lend the best of ourselves to it, and with joy. – Audre Lorde

You cannot change any society unless you take responsibility for it, unless you see yourself as belonging to it and responsible for changing it. - Grace Lee Boggs — You cannot **change** any society unless you take **responsibility** for it, unless you see yourself as belonging to it and responsible for changing it. – Grace Lee Boggs

“Each person with his or her history of being accepted or rejected, with his or her past history of inner pain and difficulties in relationships, is different. But in each one there is a yearning for communion and belonging, but at the same time a fear of it. Love is what we most want, yet it is what we fear the most.”
Jean Vanier

Not belonging is a terrible feeling. It feels awkward and it hurts, as if you were wearing someone else's shoes. - Phoebe Stone — Not belonging is a terrible feeling. It feels awkward and it hurts, as if you were wearing someone else’s shoes. – Phoebe Stone

You can't build a society purely on interests, you need a sense of belonging. - Valery Giscard d'Estaing — You can’t build a society purely on interests, you need a sense of belonging. – Valery Giscard d’Estaing

Tell me with whom you associate, and I will tell you who you are. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe — Tell me with whom you associate, and I will tell you who you are. – **Johann Wolfgang von Goethe**

“The natural world is the larger sacred community to which we belong. To be alienated from this community is to become destitute in all that makes us human. To damage this community is to diminish our own existence.”
Thomas Berry

If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or objects. - Albert Einstein — If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or objects. – **Albert Einstein**

Church is not an organization you join; it is a family where you belong, a home where you are loved, and a hospital where you find healing. - Nicky Gumbel — Church is not an organization you join; it is a **family** where you belong, a home where you are loved, and a hospital where you find **healing**. – Nicky Gumbel

We can never get a re-creation of community and heal our society without giving our citizens a sense of belonging. - Patch Adams — We can never get a re-creation of community and heal our society without giving our citizens a sense of belonging. – Patch Adams

“People will typically be more enthusiastic where they feel a sense of belonging and see themselves as part of a community than they will in a workplace in which each person is left to his own devices.”
Alfie Kohn

Conclusion: The Importance of Belonging

Belonging means being a part of a group, an organization, or a community.

It is a fundamental need by every human being to fulfill happiness and a sense of wellbeing. Belonging to a group or a community can affect motivation and continued persistence. Studies have shown that a lack of belonging may affect motivation.

A study conducted by researchers, published in the Australian journal of Educational & Developmental Psychology, stated that children are more likely to bully and act out when they feel they are not part of a group or community in school. (Source)

Belonging to a community enables a person to find their own identity. Most often than not, people describe themselves through their relationships with people and places. An individual is more likely to feel defined by their social networks and communities from which they belong.

A person’s identity is influenced by their environment or the community with which they spend their time. Someone who plays a musical instrument might find themselves alongside other musicians, and thus would identify themselves as a music enthusiast.

In Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, a psychological theory, belonging is described as a need a person may seek to feel loved.

Further Reading:

The Importance of Belonging Across Life – Psychology Today
How the Need to Belong Influences Human Behavior and Motivation – Very Well Mind
Belonging: Why Do Wee Need A Sense of Belonging? – Saywhydoi.com

Here are the best Belonging Quotes so you can be inspired to create a community that fosters positivity and the inclusion of every individual.

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Top 10 Thought-provoking Quotes to Inspire a Sense of Belonging (TOGETHER-NESS)

15 Inspirational Quotes on Identity and Belonging to a Community

Conclusion: The Importance of Belonging

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