Quotes About Participation

You can play a role in the shaping of tomorrow's world by asking yourself questions like, 'What kind of world do I want to live in?' and 'What does democracy mean to me?'

I'm very concerned about the tone of politics in recent years. We've seen a decline in civility and bipartisanship, and a rapid increase in hostility between those who have differing opinions. I think this has led to the alienation of the public in governance, which jeopardizes democratic participation.

There are so many ways to get involved with 'The Voice.' There is the open call, which tons of people are from. Of the people that you saw that made it past the Blinds, the majority are from open call auditions. They went through every round before you see the Blinds. But weirdly enough, I received a phone call.

Too many people in the world associate democracy with their ability to go and buy more and more every year. I come from a country where it's much more popular to remind people that democracy is available at every income level, and this is something which you need to protect.

Well, you know, too much democracy is a sort of sad thing.

One of the most interesting reactions to come out of 1968 was in the first publication of the Trilateral Commission, which believed there was a 'crisis of democracy' from too much participation of the masses.

The Sixties are most generously described as a time when people took part - when they stepped out of themselves and acted in public, as people who didn't know what would happen next, but who were sure that acts of true risk and fear would produce something different from what they had been raised to take for granted.

Social media is simply a tool that facilitates actions.

Social media is a powerful tool to connect constituents with the policy making process.

I would love to see a sequel to 'The Rocketeer.' I'd love to see that! I don't know that I would be in it. I may be a little long in the tooth to play 'The Rocketeer.' But I would love to be a part of that in some form or fashion.

The direction of the country isn't controlled by one person on top making decisions. It's a mass movement of people making a lot of individual decisions that add up to something broader.

I've been amazed by the numbers that have come out to see the torch relay, so being a part of it is lovely.

When you come to Roblox, the player participates in things that are created by the community. You can hang out in a restaurant and try to survive a tornado. All of this is created by our creative community.

Most non-New Yorkers, finding themselves within hearing range of strangers' conversation, think it's nice to pretend they didn't hear. But many New Yorkers think it's nice to toss in a relevant comment.

I have been in the series for over 3 years - 3 series. There will be a fourth series next year which of course I won't be in because I'm now dead. So in total I appeared in 25 episodes.

As a solo performer, it's total involvement. What I do is to break down the wall between audience and performer.

Democracy is like a totalitarian.

We don't create the world by our actions, our actions are part of the world.

La gente comenzó a participar, primero sólo por miedo. Sin embargo, tras haber tomado parte una primera vez, ya no quisieron hacerlo por miedo –eso hubiera sido cruel y despreciable–, así que terminaron incorporando el convencimiento político necesario. Éste es el mecanismo emocional básico del triunfo de la revolución nacionalsocialista.

Una vez que todo da igual, todo está perdido y se ha ido al diablo, ¿por qué no actuar guiados por el más triste e iracundo de los cinismos y sumarse personalmente al bando de los demonios? ¿Por qué no participar plenamente mientras resuena una carcajada burlona en nuestro interior?

Secondo alcuni ci si trova di fronte a un "dilemma democratico" che si può enunciare in questo modo: più una entità/unità politica è piccola e dunque direttamente controllabile dai suoi cittadini, più sono ridotti i suoi ambiti di sovranità. [...] D'altra parte, più l'entità territoriale è estesa più si indeboliscono le opportunità di partecipazione dei cittadini.

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I think there's a lot projected on beautiful women, period. At least, maybe this is just my fear, but I do sometimes feel dismissed before I've even been allowed to participate. I have moments of feeling really wounded. But I am pretty optimistic, and I do enjoy a lot of my life.

Liturgical theologian Aidan Kavanaugh says it well: "The liturgy, like the feast, exists not to educate but to seduce people into participating in common activity of the highest order, where one is freed to learn things which cannot be taught.