Quotes About Participation

I get the, you know, 'In my generation, we all had victory gardens, we all participated in this country's success.' It's that kind of sentiment that I hear from everybody, that we're all in this together.

I'd much rather see a world where, when you make some quirky comment on a blog or news story or you upload a video clip, instead of just a moment of fame for your pseudonym, you'll get 50 bucks. The first time that happens, you'll realise that you're a full-class citizen. You have the potential to make money from the system.

Our community system is completely broken down, and you need to build that back up again and make people feel that they can make a change in life and not just sit around playing video games or on their iPhones - that they can get out there and make a difference.

Now everybody's got a video camera, so go make videos with your friends or see if you can get a part in a film school thing that's being done.

I can't stand just sitting here not doing anything. You can't solve a problem by remote control.

Seeing something once is better than hearing about it a hundred times. Doing something once is better than seeing it a hundred times.

Does it feed into my psychological patterns, my defense mechanisms, or does it take me beyond myself, make me more free, maybe more vulnerable, help me to participate more fully?

Now the parable takes on a very personal focus. We can no longer enjoy observation without participation. We are part of the drama that is staged in this parable. Jesus came. What have we done with the truth of His message and the gift of His forgiving death?

Calling for change and being part of making change are two very different things. Stop calling for change and be a part of making the change you want to see.

The more you engage and connect, the more engagement and connections you will have.

Voting is a right and if you do not want to exercise that right, who am I or who is anyone to tell you that you are wrong.

We have more coaches on the sidelines than we have players on the field.

Maybe the hokie pokie is what it's all about?

As we ask God for some blessing, we have an obligation to participate ourselves in the fulfillment of those dreams, aspirations, hopes, and ideas.

You need to work even if it is a menial or dirty job, because every job is participating in the process of creation.

I hate being placed on committees. They are always having meetings at which half are absent and the rest late.

Most leaders are indispensable but to produce a major social change many ordinary people must also be involved.

The best way to learn is by doing. The only way to build a strong work ethic is getting your hands dirty.

Thank you for inviting me to take part in this special day.

I know we havent kept in close contact lately, but I want you to know that I am thrilled to take part in this special time of your life.

You don't have to speak as well as the next guy, or be as knowledgeable as the next man; to have a conscious voice in today's society.. Everybody in the world, makes up the world we presently live in today, and I do mean everyone (no exceptions); and their voices shall be heard and counted..

A beautiful thing happens when we start paying attention to each other. It is by participating more in your relationship that you breathe life into it.

I ask the rights to pursue happiness by having a voice in that government to which I am accountable.

We don't succeed or fail because of fortune or luck. We succeed because we understand the way the world works and what we have to do. We fail because others understand this better than we do. They take advantage of things...and they don't question things. As long as those things work for them, then they support those things. But you see the lie beneath those things because you never got to take part.