Quotes About Participation

In a democratic set-up, people who are being governed should also be a part of the governing system. They should be drafted into the governance.

Citizens need to know how their countries are being run so that they can hold governments and big business to account.

If governments want to encourage good citizenship, they should try making the desired behavior more fun.

I don't care if it's a dollar or two dollars. If I'm governor, people should have skin in the game.

I think that everyone who took part has always been grateful for it.

I have been lucky that good people have chosen me to be a part of their films, and I am really grateful.

The gratification comes in the doing, not in the results.

Certainly for me the Commonwealth Games were fantastic to compete in and I genuinely have so many great memories of the three I went to.

The great thing about Little League was that anyone could play it.

The word democracy comes from the Greek and means, literally, government by the people.

I don't want to sound too critical, but a lot of fans at some grounds I go to have got cameras in their hands, taking pictures of anything rather than generating any atmosphere during the game.

I think it shows that if you have one group of people doing it, you'll get another group of people doing it.

With Christopher Guest films, we have a lot of say.

There is a giant gulf between doing something and doing nothing. And someone who makes a lolcat and uploads it - even if only to crack their friends up - has already crossed that chasm to doing something. That's the sea change, and you can see it even with the cute cats.

Gym Class is a band I am more directly involved with than any other band except for Fall Out Boy.

Everything I do, I'm sort of half in, half out.

If you give an audience a chance they will do half your acting for you.

This is not an election where we hand out gifts. It is an election where we ask everyone to contribute more.

How can we inform, engage, and serve people who don't have kids in our schools?

Our experience shows - and survey after survey reveals - institutions are run better, communities are healthier when women are involved in solving the challenges of our society. Equal representation does not just lead to good democracy: it is democracy.

If women are the key to Africa's future - and I believe they are - we must figure out how to take away the barriers to their participation.

Women are as much politicians as men, and I hope that more and more women will enter public life through politics, as this would not only increase participation of women in public life but also have a salutary effect for the amelioration of women's status in India.

The serious problems facing the world... will only be solved if women have a seat at the table and are listened to as to what is required. These issues will never be solved until women are able to use their full potential on behalf of themselves, their families and their global and local communities.

The Champions League is the one thing missing from my career. When I look at the history of the competition and the people that have taken part, the top, top players have all won it. For many, it is why they have been regarded as top players.