Quotes About Engagement

I think everything is happening all the time, but if you don't put yourself in the path of it, you miss it.

it already seems pretty obvious that the world is divided into two groups: the doers and the watchers. The people things happen to and the rest of us, who just sort of plod on with things.

I think everything is happening all the time, but if you don't put yourself in the path of it, you miss it. When you travel, you put yourself out there. It's not always great. Sometimes it's terrible. But other times ... [...] It's not so bad.

When you watch, you are a spectator, but when you read, you're a participant.

Her eyes were open, then on me again like they never left.

It's like my ear attunes to the weird language and I'm sucked fully into the story, the same way I am when I watch a movie, so that I feel it.

Y esta es la verdad. Porque puedo tener solo dieciocho años, pero ya parece bastante obvio que el mundo se divide en dos grupos: los que actúan y los que observan. La gente a la que le suceden las cosas y el resto de nosotros, que solo medio perseveran con las cosas.

And I realize that before there's a next, there's a now that needs attending to.

Porque puedo tener sólo dieciocho años, pero ya parece bastante obvio que el mundo se divide en dos grupos: los que actúan y los que observan. La gente a la que le suceden las cosas y el resto de nosotros, que sólo medio perseveran con las cosas. Las Lulu y las Allyson.

You make a habit of talking to statues?" "Yes. And pigeons. Now, are you going to ask?

And this is the truth. Because I may be only eighteen, but it already seems pretty obvious that the world is divided into two groups: the doers and the watchers. The people things happen to and the rest of us, who just sort of plod on with things. The Lulus and the Allysons.

Traveling's not something you're good at. It's something you do. Like breathing.

Acho que as coisas estão sempre a acontecer, mas que a pessoa tem de se pôr a jeito para não lhe passarem ao lado.

I clap so that I can hold on to this feeling. I clap because I know what will happen when I stop. It's the same thing that happens when I turn off a really good movie - one that I've lost myself to - which is that I'll be thrown back to my own reality and something hollow will settle in my chest.

voluntary work, grew fatter and spent more time at home. The house and the immediate family became central, to the detriment of public life.

Most people in a company, frankly, are not going to understand how communities are built and operate, but many people in the community aren't going to understand the dynamics of how that company operates.

if I do enough research before a conference, and build enough relationships online, I can walk into the conference and people will already know who I am and the company I work for. - Tracy Lee

The business that my role generates is not always something that you can connect with my talks directly. ... if I go and build the brand by getting my name and the company name out there, it may generate business in a year or two. - Ivar Grimstad

You need to be a good storyteller. When you're at a conference, you should empathize with the developer and tell them a story that they can believe in; that's what makes a talk entertaining. That's the difference between an average developer advocate and a good developer advocate. - Arun Gupta

My public persona led to the company reaching out. That's the relationship that you have to build. - Arun Gupta

Sometimes I feel, after a while, that I'm okay at 10 different things, whereas some people are really great at more. You start getting used to feeling mediocre, at least I do. But still, I'd rather be focusing on many topics than be bored. - Josh Long

I would say there are two major groups of people: those who create content and those who consume content - Yakov Fain

it is not so desirable that we should al- ways win, as that the game itself be worth the playing.

He was here! And he was performing live and in-person girl porn—household tasks!