Quotes About Engagement

When people feel they're getting to speak into what's being preached, there is high built-in motivation to participate.

I'm sure Putnam is right that there's been a decline in certain kinds of organizations like bowling leagues. But people participate in communities in other ways.

The democratic process is only as great as the people who participate in it.

I believe that everyone should participate in democracy and enjoy doing it.

It is a paradox that far too few Americans participate in the wonderful ritual of democracy that we call Election Day.

I like a movie that the audience actively has to participate in, and not just casually observe. Whatever my part in it, just as an audience member, I find that exciting.

Everybody is looking for an election where they can do something and participate.

That's how you live. You participate. You take risks.

I am so happy to be on a show with writing I wanted to participate in.

I like a movie that the audience actively has to participate in and not just casually observe.

I feel it's a person's duty to participate in the governing of the country in which he lives.

I don't have a TV or watch movies. I don't like to be broadcast to, I want to participate.

I have been involved with the Roundabout for over a decade. Every once in a while, they'd give me a call to participate in a reading or offer me a show.

No group of our citizens can be denied the right to participate in the opportunities of first-class citizenship.

I wanted to participate in the political responsibilities of an American citizen. I wanted to vote. I wanted to be a full member of the American community. I made America my home country. It's my identity in many ways.

I've enjoyed being a baseball owner more because I've enjoyed owners being allowed to participate.

We should be creative, and we should accommodate the needs of every community to open up the democratic process. We should make it easy and accessible for every citizen to participate.

You have to know you are in a comedy. You have to know that you are actually allowing the audience to participate on some level. When you go dark and mean it, then you don't let them in.

We need to get involved in things that are important to other countries, just as we expect them to participate in things that are important to us.

As leaders, our job is to engage people so that they will want to participate in this grand experience in self governance.

People don't want to believe they have to speak like Obama or Clinton to participate meaningfully in politics, because most of us don't speak like Obama or Clinton.

I am not going to participate in professional politics again.

Twitter, it can be said, completely changed the way activism is done, who can participate, and even how we define it.

What I wanted to do in talking about basketball in 'Hoop Roots' was retrieve the game as something to participate in, not to watch.