Quotes About Participation

I applaud the courage of he who accepts each and every one of the laws of a game he did not invent and was not asked if he wanted to play

When free discussion is denied, hardening of the arteries of democracy has set in, free institutions are but a lifeless form, and the death of the republic is at hand.

the Bible gives no direct advice for citizens of a democracy. Paul and Peter urged their readers to submit to authorities and honor the king, but in a democracy we the citizens are the "king.

Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.

One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.

If you do not take an interest in the affairs of your government, then you are doomed to live under the rule of fools.

Stakeholders have varying levels of responsibility and authority when participating on a project. This level can change over the course of the project's life cycle. Their involvement may

Everyone has something to contribute. Everyone but sociopaths.

The key is to have a genuine interest in what the other person is saying, along with a genuine desire to hear the response. So while you get to be quiet, you do not get to be passive. You must actively participate in the conversation.

I remembered seeing the lines of people who had waited for hours and hours to vote in the first democratic election in South Africa in 1994. The lines snaked on for miles. I remember wondering at the time, as U.S. voter turnout was hovering under forty percent, how long that sense of joy and appreciation for the right to vote would last and whether there was any way to revive it in America among those who have never been denied the right to vote.

IN WHICH MRS. FIGG TAKES A HAND

Sure, everyone who knows me knows that I am the world's least athletic person ever to exist - but that doesn't mean I don't enjoy other people's athleticism!

I was an average student, who took active interest in athletics.

I remember all the way back to atom, when I would be doing things I shouldn't be doing. It is just how I was. It just gets me involved in the game.

It's up to the audience. It always has been.

The idea of audiences becoming part of the show is, I think, where theatre is going.

I think people should downplay politics more, be more involved in what they do.

I didn't get drafted to sit out. I got drafted to play.

Democracy is something that you must learn each generation. It has to be taught.

Economics should not drive you out of the community.

Educating players and being part of the community are very important.

I believe most of the public should be involved in the election of the leadership.

Oregonians have many good reasons to be proud of our election system.

We don't just show up at election time; we're there full time.