Quotes About Participation

The economic, social and cultural progress of a nation depends on citizens counting for more and having more rights.

A truly common culture is not one in which we all think alike, or in which we all believe that fairness is next to godliness, but one in which everyone is allowed to be in on the project of cooperatively shaping a common way of life.

I like to be very involved in any project that I am doing.

People sometimes ask me why I did this or that project. I say, 'Well, they asked me.'

People notice it and they help you participate and see your work included in this project and when we ship our browser, you and millions of other people get to see the fruits of your efforts.

I always wanted to create this community that would come and tell their own story, shoot it - and watch them. The idea is to not have one entity who creates the work, the project, and another entity who consumes it; the idea is people create their own work, like somebody cultivating his garden.

When you decide you're going to join a project, it's all about the gift you're giving the audience.

You just see a good project and want to be involved in it, and that's what 'Dexter' was.

It's a pretty intuitive process, picking the projects that I want to get involved with.

Often, joking for me is a way of diffusing the awkwardness of a situation, so it's kind of exhilarating to be a part of projects where there's nothing funny or lighthearted.

Harnessing new communications technology offers one promising way to make public participation easier and more effective.

Not much is done to promote non-cricket sports in India. There is a lot of talk about how sports needs to reach the grassroots and how it should be introduced as a subject in school, but nothing has been done to that effect.

The people who get up earliest in the morning have the highest propensity to vote UKIP. I'm being absolutely serious about that.

For democracy to function properly it requires accepting the absolute right of individuals and groups to campaign against decisions previously taken by majorities and to seek to change them.

Access to justice is a fundamental part of a properly functioning democracy.

He convinced me that if we're going to have honest government that you can't leave it up to the crooks and that honest people have to get involved in government. So I did. I got involved as a criminal prosecutor with the U. S. Justice Department.

We have to invest in people if we're going to have a country where every person can participate in our economy and share in our prosperity, and we have to break down the many barriers that stand in their way.

The right to vote is the right upon which all of our rights are leveraged - and without which none can be protected.

If you value the democratic process, you have to value the protection of political speech.

India is the biggest democracy. We have the right to say what we want to say, and people have the right to protest.

The best thing about my protest has been to see how more and more people have been coming and getting involved.

I have formulated several levels of protest in my 'Sarabjit Bachao Andolan.' The first level is to get the active participation of the entire Punjab entertainment industry. I am also formulating and framing letters to the Indian Prime Minister and President.

Protesting is a fundamental aspect of our democracy, and I will always encourage this course of action, but it can be intimidating.

Protests are part of our democracy.