Quotes About Participation

People say, 'If you don't vote, then you don't have a right to say anything. But nine times outta 10, I pay more taxes than they do - so even if I don't vote, I still have the right to speak out.

Doing difficult things like passing marriage equality, passing the Dream Act, doing common sense things that allow new American immigrants to fully participate, pay their taxes, play by the rules and take care of their families. That's the inclusive America that I believe all of us want to move to.

I believe that the decisions which govern all our lives, the laws we must all obey, and the taxes we must all pay should be decided by people we choose and who we can throw out if we want change.

Why shouldn't 16-year-olds who pay taxes and drive not be allowed to vote?

Yes, I'm ashamed of my participation as a taxpayer in American drone bombing.

I've never attended any Tea Party functions.

The Tea Party has definitely increased political involvement, not only among Tea Party members but among people who oppose the Tea Party members. It's been a general stimulus.

One of the beauties of the Tea Party movement - and the many, many like-minded citizens that don't participate in the Tea Party movement - is the fact that it is independent.

High school teachers who want to get reluctant readers turned around need to give the students some say in the reading list. Make it collaborative: The students will feel ownership, and everyone will dig in.

I love and always have loved policy issues and trying to have an impact on the issues that are out there. I cherish my years in government. I have loved my participation at CNN, at Current; writing; teaching. Where I will go next, I will have to sort out.

I like to be involved as much as I can in the game, and in the middle, you're definitely the heartbeat of the team. When you're on the right, you can go minutes without seeing the ball, and that's a long time when you're out on the pitch.

We all need to chip in with goals and assists. It's not just the front three. It's not just the defence that keeps clean sheets, either. It's a team game.

In a team game, everybody's contribution is very important.

You can't do anything to help your team win when you don't play.

I'm naturally competitive, and I always want to win and always want to help our team win. So I always want to be on the field.

I just don't want to go to the All-Star game to be in the dunk contest and go home. I want to be there competing in the game with a couple of my teammates.

I'll contribute any way I can, whether it's cheering my teammates on or being in the game.

It's one of those things I have been able to do - play well with my teammates and getting others involved.

I like to get teammates involved.

Democracy functions best when we have an active citizenry.

The government has convinced parents that at some point it's no longer their responsibility. And in fact, they force them, in many respects, to turn their children over to the public education system and wrest control from them and block them out of participation of that. That has to change or education will not improve in this country.

During war times not only one should himself take part in it but also encourage the courageous to do so by creating awareness, zeal and enthusiasm for the war in the society.

That was how I knew Sister Mukumbu was a real teacher, aside from her welcoming smile and her blackboard penmanship. She asked a teacher's type of question. The kind that says: Join in.

Television is fine," he continues, "but it can't give you the thrills and the fun ya have at the game, getting the sunshine and fresh air and being a real part of our national pastime. So let's all forget our worries and have fun at the ball game whenever we can get to one." Frawley concludes his spiel with a robust, "Whaddya say?" followed by an equally hearty, "Let's go!