Quotes About Involvement

I think that, as life is action and passion, it is required of a man that he should share the passion and action of his time at peril of being judged not to have lived.

As life is action and passion, it is required of a man that he should share the passion and action of his time, at the peril of being not to have lived.

Life is action and passion; therefore, it is required of a man that he should share the passion and action of the time, at peril of being judged not to have lived.

Life is meant to be lived in 'the zone', not the stands.

The Maker is the one who is part of what he makes.

René Dubois, "Piensa globalmente, actúa localmente"

The key to changing the world is not simply being there, but an active, transforming engagement of a singularly robust and energetic kind.

I have tried insofar as possible to avoid getting involved in the sordid complications of human beings. I have been afraid of being sucked down into their bottomless whirlpool.

Apolitical people are often unaware of the procedural aspects of voting.

Oscar Auliq-Ice

The most important tasks of a democracy are done by everyone.

Mert a provincializmus csak a provinciában érdekes. Mert érdekeltek vagyunk. Az itteni pletykák és cinkosságok fontosak: nekünk; a mi bÅ'rünkre megy. Saját nívótlanságunkhoz elérzékenyülten ragaszkodunk.

To live is not enough; we must take part.

Helpful Reminders for Fathers and Other Birth Companions

I'm a soccer mom. I'm T-ball, soccer, karate, homework, keeping them on their schedules. I love being the snack mom, when I get to bring the cut oranges. I have one of those coolers with wheels. I'm at every game, every practice, sitting on my blanket. I love it.

Can you answer that question, Madelaine?" asked Miss Green suddenly. Maddy jerked herself away from her dreams. "No, Miss Green." "Can you if you think carefully?" "No," said Maddy. "Did you hear the question?" "No," said Maddy. "Have you any interest whatsoever in what I've been saying?" "No," said Maddy truthfully,

We never know how God will answer our prayers, but we can expect that He will get us involved in His plan for the answers. If we are true intercessors, we must be ready to take part in God's work on behalf of the people for whom we pray.

There is such a special sweetness in being able to participate in creation.

Many times in recent years I have wished that I had majored in history instead of engineering, for I could have had a great deal more out of life, and maybe I would not have expected so much of people—myself included. And if I had been a history major, I would have been satisfied that I was involved in making part of history, only in a minor way.

There is no guarantee that starting a small conversation will lead to something larger. But the failure to take any step at all, no matter how small, comes with an ironclad guarantee that we will not be part of helping change happen.

This is a critical point, because too often in a team setting we have people who are in the boat but not on the team.

The trick to staying out of trouble is to keep your nose out of other people's business.

Bosses need to jump in the outhouse with the grunts occasionally. It's good for morale.

If you exclude the people from participation, marginalize them, threaten their identity and nationhood, you will inevitably get sabotage and a conservative response.