Quotes About Involvement

It's always the same with diversions; you get involved.

I nodded. He threw his paper at me. Here, keep up with the world, even if you don't want to join it.

Invisible worlds, or worlds that are supposed to be invisible interest me. I like to see the effort it takes for some people to make things go smoothly for other people. Don't misunderstand me; mostly I'm part of the invisible world myself.

It is difficult for an education in which the heart is involved to remain forever lost.

Born as I was the citizen of a free state and a member of its sovereign body, the very right to vote imposes on me the duty to instruct myself in public affairs, however little influence my voice may have in them.

Empathy is not enough, there must be advocacy. - Jeanne Jones in MIXED: Exploring What It Means To Be Blended In America

Had I ever spent the day in our neighborhood public high school as an invisible woman while my children were still enrolled there, I no doubt would have insisted on home schooling.

A man is involved in life, leaves his impress on it, and outside of that there is nothing.

The Intellectual is someone who meddles in what does not concern him.

My grandmother taught me, you believe in a politician, you get out there and work for them. So, that's what I've been doing.

I like that people who are not experts can not only understand but get engaged by my work. I like that Joe Paterno can read me. Bill Bradley.

[It] is impossible for us to establish a living vital connection with the masses unless we will work for them, through them and in their midst, not as their patrons but as their servants.

Where the whole man is involved there is no work. Work begins with the division of labor.

You keep plugging away--that's the way social change takes place. That's the way every social change in history has taken place: by a lot of people, who nobody ever heard of, doing work.

One of the great movements in my lifetime among educated people is the need to commit themselves to action. Most people are not satisfied with giving money; we also feel we need to work.

Work together as a family, even if it may be faster and easier to do the job ourselves. Talk with our sons and daughters as we work together.

I don't want to express alienation. It isn't what I feel. I'm interested in various kinds of passionate engagement. All my work says be serious, be passionate, wake up.

Research indicates that workers have three prime needs: Interesting work, recognition for doing a good job, and being let in on things that are going on in the company.

Pacifism simply is not a matter of calm looking on; it is work, hard work.

Through my work and ways of expression, I strive to engage in dialogue with the society that I am living in.

Democracy is not just voting every 5 years and watching 'Big Brother' in between and wondering why nothing happens. Democracy is what we do and say where we live and work

I believe that leadership acts should be manifested by engaging in external work that can be observed and shared with everyone else.

Spend 70% of your spare time doing things close to home and the other 30% doing work at the global and national level.

If your hand doesn't work for it, your heart doesn't feel sorry for it.