Quotes About Participation

They take pride in their schools. They begin to participate, where, when they are renters, they don't do that. So what we're doing by this program is strengthening America.

I'm not a gun person by any stretch of the imagination, and it's not something I feel comfortable participating in.

I did 'Strictly' with my whole heart, my whole soul. I genuinely put everything into it. To be part of it is so amazing.

Contrast that with the call of the Liberal Democrats in April, when they were prepared to call upon the British people to participate in a 24-hour strike. It shows how far to the right the Labour Party's gone.

I hate to sound sort of diffident about it but it strikes me that a lot of people on the right have got active lives and are doing other things.

You should strive to govern by being as inclusive as possible.

It's one of those things; you just get a very nice stroke from being included in the next thing.

That a country has a strong civil society is, I believe, particularly necessary for good development.

The ballot is stronger than bullets.

An empowered public is the foundation for a stronger society, more effective government, and a more successful state.

In open source, we feel strongly that to really do something well, you have to get a lot of people involved.

My understanding is that what was provided was general order of battle information, not operational intelligence. I certainly have no knowledge of US participation in preparing battle and strike packages and doubt strongly that that occurred.

We strongly believe that individual advocates play an important role in developing a civil society.

One of the things 'Cosmo' feels really strongly about is we need more women candidates running, and we need more women across the parties in D.C.

Real political will for change is achieved when the risks associated with the necessary political and structural changes are articulated at the planning stages, the key stakeholders acknowledge and accept those changes, and all stakeholders participate in the relevant processes.

If you're going to vote on a television contract, there is a certain rationality to saying that the same structures that are applied to Health Plan participation should be placed on the right to vote on a strike.

Work is what structures adults' lives: it gives us purpose, focus, a set of responsibilities, and an identity. So when people are not participating in the labour market, all sorts of other things often start to go wrong.

My life has been a bit special, this is true. I participated in the liberation of my country. I was one of the organisers of its struggle for liberation. I likewise actively participated in all the struggles for liberation.

Democracy as a promise means that society can never be just enough and that the self-reflection and struggles that enable all members of the community to participate in the decisions and institutions that shape their lives must be continually debated, safeguarded, and preserved at all costs.

The people must know that from this day on, we want their opinions.

I'm very democratic about stuff. I know what I want, but I also like getting opinions and people sharing ideas.

India is the world's largest democracy and everyone should have a right to voice their opinions.

I remember that my mom, my dad and I would play different roles in mock debates, where one of us would be the moderator, one of us would be my dad - frequently not my dad - and then one of us would play his opponent.

Some magazines are run from the top down, where the editor-in-chief decides what every article is going to be and who's going to write them, and then they're doled out. My idea is to do it the opposite way, to do it from the bottom up.