Quotes About Involvement

In every part of my life, too, I stood outside myself and watched; I saw myself functioning at the university, with my parents and brother and sister and my friends, but inwardly I felt no involvement.

Democracy, as a form of government, has the advantage of making everybody a participant in war... This is one of the strongest reasons for expecting democracy to survive.

He wasn't even going to get them to apologize to you!" Kara fumed. "He was just going to ignore you, like you weren't hardly even involved. But you told him, Maddy! You told him just fine!" "Yeah?" asked Maddy, glancing at her. "Yeah," said Kara, her voice punching the air.

Because showing requires going. It assumes presence. Accompaniment. I can send you somewhere and not go with you, but how can I show you something without being present?

Guys, don't follow Elkanah's example. Get involved at home. If God has given you a wife, put the effort into understanding her. Is it an impossible task? Most assuredly. But sometimes the challenging jobs are the most rewarding. Wives need men who engage and participate, not abdicate as parent and spouse. For too many husbands the lights are on, but nobody is home.

I did not want to be somebody who lived off his reputation. I wanted to continue to be part of the modern music scene.

Congressman Engel had a reputation quite frankly for being absent from the community, being disengaged and not being a leader or fighter on the issues that matter most, and that's not just rhetoric.

Some roles require less, and some roles require a great deal of commitment.

Large-scale public projects require the agreement of large numbers of people.

Marriage and the creation of families has been an integral part of our society since its creation; it should not be defined without the kind of involvement by the people which a constitutional process would require.

I despise lackadaisical behavior when it comes to our music. I mean, this is heavy metal music. You must be involved. You're required to be involved.

A functioning, robust democracy requires a healthy educated, participatory followership, and an educated, morally grounded leadership.

Investing for the poor requires participation from the entire community.

A government of, for and by the people, requires much from the people.

Saving the Internet requires a greater sense of shared ownership and fewer bystanders accepting whatever today's Internet has to offer.

A robust democracy requires active participation.

Democracy, of course, requires strong demands from the public.

There's not a lot of chefs in the kitchen and very few people are involved in 'Hot Ones.' There's no research team or anything like that.

It's so very important for me to be involved in raising awareness and funds for cancer research.

In fact - statistically, as you know - people have done polls, research, and at least 80 percent or more or working media are liberal Democrats if they are involved with any party and certainly liberal in their philosophy.

It's difficult to just let go of a character. Especially after you've been preparing and researching for weeks.

I reserve the right to be a participating citizen and artist.

I became involved in a residential school for the blind in Raleigh - the Governor Morehead School for the Blind in Raleigh.

We want to make sure Arizona residents have the opportunity to learn about the decisions we are making and have a chance to participate in the process.