Quotes About Participation

When you're directing something, you absolutely have to be involved in all layers of the process.

People learn more if they're learning in directly engaging ways.

I was so disappointed by the 2012 election that I decided I had to do something. And I thought, 'I have something to offer - I should be able to have a seat at the table.'

Sometimes you're more involved in controversy, and at other times, you're disconnected.

If you have a society where a large section believe they are not part of the political discourse, that is a situation for trouble.

I follow politics, but I don't like to discuss it.

That which concerns everyone must also be discussed and approved by everyone.

We're all looking for an authentic way to be engaged in the community, engaged in politics, engaged in national discussion - and so, we're clunky. We're all clunky. But it's better than not doing it.

I really love being a part of the creative process. I love having an opinion that gets heard, and then it's all up for discussion.

A lot of discussions and debates happen in our party. Isn't it good to have a democratically run party rather than a dynastic one? So obviously, discussions do happen, and they are for the good.

It's important to contribute to group discussions, but if all you're thinking about is when you'll get the opportunity to speak - and stressing about whether you'll sound smart - you won't be fully engaged in the conversation.

Engagement is always better then disengagement. If we don't talk, somebody else will.

I have my own vision to lead the Seoul City, but whether or not I can display it totally depends on the citizens.

Bring it on. Dissent is central to any democracy.

The American public should simply accept no distractions. In our democracy, it is our duty to hold our elected leaders accountable. We do it at the ballot box.

Everybody expects that their vote's going to count.

I think sometimes when you play those extra shifts, it gets you into the game a little bit more and gets you a little bit more involved.

The more eyeballs there are on the sport, it will get more diverse.

Anytime you can get the crowd to be a factor, kudos to the crowd.

A full and fair discussion is essential to democracy.

A collective security relies on everybody doing their fair share.

If women don't participate in tech, with its massive prominence in our lives and society, we risk losing many of the economic, political, and social gains we have made over decades.

Providing better computer science education in public schools to kids, and encouraging girls to participate, is the only way to rewrite stereotypes about tech and really break open the old-boys' club.

I was never in any band, technically.