Quotes About Engagement

What matters most is not who is sitting in the White House, but "who is sitting in" -- and who is marching outside the White House, pushing for change.

You can't be neutral on a moving train.

Since the beginning of the 21st century, thanks to the concerted efforts of both sides, China-U.S. relationship has on the whole enjoyed steady growth. Since President Obama took office, we have maintained close contact through exchange of visits, meetings, telephone conversations and letters.

After learning the language and culture of the Chinese people, these Jesuits began to establish contacts with the young intellectuals of the country.

This, then, is the test we must set for ourselves; not to march alone but to march in such a way that others will wish to join us.

The test we must set for ourselves is not to march alone but to march in such a way that others will wish to join us.

L'important c'est d'agiter la vie. On a tout le temps d'être mort! - Yasmina Reza

Certainly, reading Post-Structuralist prose is a form of work, like jogging with a nail in your shoe.

There weren't many good things to be said or felt about my situation. Not many at all. But the rule is that after any engagement, won or lost, you replay it in you mind to see how much you can learn. So that's what I did...

There's no such thing as a boring subject, only a bored listener who hasn't bothered to search for the relevance of the message to them.

Here's the cardinal rule of the good listener: receive before you respond. [p97]

I've observed an unmistakable synergy between engagement in purposeful, proactive outreach and serendipitous encounters with people that lead to spiritually significant conversations. Taking the initiative to present reasons for faith in Christ with people who don't yet know him and who realize we're there for that purpose can enhance our sensitivity and readiness for moments when the Holy Spirit surprises us with such opportunities.

I anticipate that our readiness to engage ensures our opportunities to participate in the mission, to complete the work God has prepared in advance for us to do (Ephesians 2:10).

There's a lot of gimmick infringement out there, but that's cool. It's a compliment. But it all started right when I first came into the Garden. I came down to 'Eye of the Tiger' and when I hit the ring with the Sheik, I just put my hand up to my ear by accident, and the crowd got louder. I was like 'Oh, that works.'

With participation in politics so low at the moment I think Christians should ensure their views are represented at all levels and not leave it to others.

games aren't the opposite of work, but experiences that set aside the ordinary purposes of things.

I half knew what to expect when I saw the cricket ground in the morning. It was when I started to talk to people working out there, I began to find what I was looking for.

In your emails, instead of just writing about your topics, tell a story that illustrates your points.

By contrast, if they are engaging with your emails and acting on them, then when you ask them to take a bigger action they're much more ready to take that step because they've already taken smaller steps and they've had good results from taking those smaller steps.

A woman can put up with almost anything; anything but indifference.

I think as a writer you always have to be 'present' in what you write.

Poetry could be a brilliant antidote to some of our current cultural problems...our collective attention deficit.

Since more people vote in reality television shows than in elections for the European Parliament or municipal authorities the response of politicians has been to try desperately to be more like television: conversational friendly emotional and not too demanding. How else can Congressmen and parliamentarians retain the interest of the young How else to be heard through the cacophony of information overload

I think writers, by nature, are more observers instead of participators.