Quotes About Engagement

We could have the most amazing leaders, the best policies and the strictest laws; however, if we the people don't care about what the leaders do or about following laws, nothing good can happen.

Applying the 80:20 rule, I would say that 80 per cent of our youth don't even care about politics or government. What they care about are their lives—their jobs, their boyfriends or girlfriends and, well, that's about it.

80 per cent of people who care about politics and national issues fall in the 'taking sides' category.

Kids are among the most bored people in temples.

Most people know more about their own elected officials via smear campaigns than they know about their own neighbors via conversation, and many know more about the celebrities via tabloids than they know about their own representatives via voting booklets.

A teacher who is attempting to teach without inspiring the pupil with a desire to learn, is hammering on cold iron.

Teaching should be full of ideas instead of stuffed with facts.

If 80 percent of success is showing up, then 20 percent is following up.

When Your Vote Doesn't Count, Neither Do You

Voting is a civic sacrament, which should not be exercised carelessly.

Vote! It's your superpower.

Voting is people power.

When people ask me what I did over the weekend I always squint and say, "Why, what did you hear?"

...a writer is, by trade, a talkative fellow on paper and appreciates an audience.

Vote like your rights depend on it — they do.

People often say that, in a democracy, decisions are made by a majority of the people. Of course, that is not true. Decisions are made by a majority of those who make themselves heard and who vote — a very different thing.

Voting is the language of democracy.

Make no mistake, here in our time, it's more important than ever that we show up to vote, not just this year, but every year and in every election. Every voice must be heard and every vote must be counted.

Not voting is not a protest — it is a surrender.

Your vote is your voice.

If you don't vote, you lose the right to complain.

You can either vote by voting or vote by not voting. If you don't vote, someone else's vote counts more.

Apathy among the Negroes themselves is also a factor. Even where polls are open to all, Negroes have shown themselves too slow to exercise their voting privileges. There must be a concerted effort on the part of Negro leaders to arouse their people from their apathetic indifference... In the past, apathy was a moral failure. Today, it is a form of moral and political suicide.

The secret to a long life is to stay busy, get plenty of exercise, and don't drink too much. Then again, don't drink too little.