Quotes About Involvement

We first have to find the way of freedom from involvement before we can introduce freedom in involvement.

Justice M.C. Jain's interim report29 suggested that the DMK and its leadership had been involved in encouraging Velupillai Prabhakaran, the leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), and his followers.

True success in any endeavor can only come when the Father has initiated the activity and invited our participation.

He who helps the guilty, shares the crime.

The easiest kind of critical comment is a negative one. In a meeting or conversation, any person who wants to be involved or noticed has to say something. The easiest form of contribution is the negative. Criticism is also emotionally attractive and satisfying. When I attack an idea, I am instantly made superior to the idea or the originator of the idea. Criticism is also one of the few ways in which people who are not creative can achieve something and become influential.

When I read a book, I try my best, not always successfully, to let the wall crumble just a bit, the barricade that separates me from the book. I try to be involved.

For almost 20 years, I've worked on various campaigns. I started out as a phone volunteer. I'd go into campaign offices, ask for lists of Native American voters, and just start calling people because I felt that I just wanted to help more Native folks get to the polls.

All the blood is drained out of democracy - it dies - when only half the population votes.

Elections aren't just about who votes but who doesn't vote.

I have nothing to do with counting the votes.

I've been pushing for the longest time that you get the votes easier and with more enthusiasm when people feel like you're addressing their concerns.

Voting is a civic sacrament.

I think voting is the lowest form of political action that you can do. A lot of times, it keeps people from doing stronger things.

As a citizen, you need to know how to be a part of it, how to express yourself - and not just by voting.

I don't vote. I don't do no voting.

Allowing those who turn 18 by the general election the right to vote in primary elections will kick start voter education much earlier. And when people start voting at a younger age, they are more likely to become higher propensity voters and be more engaged in their communities.

Voting is great, but it's not an accomplishment. It's a responsibility.

I believe that voting is the first act of building a community as well as building a country.

I am voting in the midterm elections because I believe that when people engage with their local government, it reminds those placed in power that they are public servants who will be held accountable for their decisions.

I always preach that you have to be active as a citizen no matter what, and some people just voting as an excuse not to do anything.

What matters is voting for where you live: Who's your mayor, who's your police chief, who represents you, your city council, your judges. That matters that you vote.

Part of that problem is women don't run. We don't run for office. It's not that people are overwhelmingly voting against us. We just don't step up to the plate. So we have to do a better job of recruiting women and getting women to step up.

If you want something to actually happen, just voting isn't enough.

Early voting is a vital component of the electoral landscape in Ohio.