Quotes About Involvement

Life in 'Blue Peter's' world is always presented as happy, positive and fun. It's an adventure that you have to make the kids believe they want to join in. There are no marks for being a scaredy-cat.

The head of the CIA, it seems to me, would think long and hard before he admitted that former employees of his had been involved in the murder of the President of the United States-even if they weren't acting on behalf of the Agency when they did it.

I don't believe President Nixon ordered a break-in, but people working for him were doing it. And then that dragged the president in. And then you have the cover-up. And before you know it, the president's gone.

President Mandela was not a hands-on president at any time.

President Obama came to office with a strong belief that America had overreached, that we had become too involved. It matched the national mood, and indeed, there was some evidence that it was true.

I do think it's fair to say that there are times when President Obama has not been engaged enough with the Middle East.

The West's involvement in the Middle East has been a disaster from the start... and finally, with President Trump, America is in a position to bring it to an end.

I've been involved in five presidential campaigns, once as national campaign manager for Walter Mondale.

Let's not overlook, though, what we do know about the campaign finance scandal, and the fact the Chinese were involved in our presidential campaign and our congressional campaigns.

The last thing I expected in the world was to end up being involved in a presidential campaign.

Whatever the press is talking about, they want to keep talking about it. So instead of asking yourself, 'How can I get them to start talking about me?', figure out a way to get yourself involved in what they're already talking about.

The last thing you want to see is your great players in the press box or in the locker room.

I've learned that you can call it a band, but unless everyone is contributing, it's not, really. It's pretending that it's a band.

I never went to any high school dances or proms unless I was playing in them.

My friends and the people I know understand that I'm going to ask them what they're doing, how they're dating, who they're dating, where they're going and what they're doing. I'm constantly asking those questions and making sure I'm in touch with the customer.

Parents are sometimes a little more passionate about their sons and daughters.

My daughters won't let me retire. Many times I joke at home that this will be my last year, and they tell me that I won't be able to live without it. I need to play it, watch it on TV or know what's going on.

People get that dads have a place in the lives of their sons. But you have to be just as present with daughters, maybe even more so. You have to get in there and be part of the game.

My small circle is really just my family. They're really close and dear to my heart and it's always great to have them watching my games, critiquing my games and making sure I'm alright at all times.

Sometimes you feel sad to be left out of a big debate.

You can't serve on every committee. But you can know what happened, what the debate was, who said what.

I'd love to create my own stuff. I've always written stuff, but it would be nice to have my hand a little deeper in the clay, so to speak.

Non-profits must become deeply engaged in the ways that their donor communities are using social technology.

I'm definitely active in the community down there in Charleston.