Quotes About Engagement

Mara Ã¢â'¬Â¦ will you marry me?

Too many people, possibly even the majority of them, were all too content to let others do that thinking and analysis for them.

Writers, to my way of thinking, are no more free in their choices than most people. Our material chooses us; certain things engage us, certain things do not.

We take the view that truly connected educators connect in a wide variety of ways, never losing sight of the fact that no amount of online connectivity can replace connecting face to face.

If anyone were to ask your students if you love teaching and enjoy your time with them each day, what would they answer?

we define connected educators simply as ones who are actively and constantly seeking new opportunities and resources to grow as professionals.

Girlfriends, indeed: the anti-video game.

I have had moderately meaningful relationships in which I invested less time than what I have spent on some BioWare games.

The world, finally, is no longer large, and to ignore it likely requires more effort than to simply take notice.

There are not many mediums whose Dantes and Homers one can ring up and talk to. With games, one can.

When I read a novel I am not only surrendering; I am allowing my mind to be occupied by a colonizer of uncertain intent

What am I supposed to do about you?

You couldn't allow yourself to get bored. THAT would be a fight.

Like I keep telling people, the more thinking you do before things get exciting, the less exciting things will be. And they get plenty exciting enough.

Screens make us into passive receivers. Smash the screen and find a pencil and a piece of paper instead.

Work doesn't have to feel like "Work with a capital W." You should be able to feel passion, purpose, and meaning in whatever you do. And that shift in perspective can open up a world of possibilities.

They live in the active voice.

Go with what is. Use what happens.

I didn't know it consciously at that point, but I had stepped into one of the most important lessons that New Orleans offers: Go with what is. Use what happens.

Have you hugged your customers lately? Have you told 'em you care? Have you reached out boldly and said 'We know you're there?

You're better equipped for this world than I am, she said. I'm always trying to change the world. You know how to live in it.

not a fighter… an adventurer. He doesn't attack, he engages; He doesn't defend, he expands; He doesn't destroy, he transforms; He doesn't reject, he explores; ….

if we aren't learning something from a new experience, it's usually because we aren't paying attention. Or we're following the wrong libretto.

I've long tended to regard the interruption of complacency as a kind of public service.