Quotes About Engagement

I'm passionate about the issues that I care about and I'm a really good listener.

Politicians are good listeners. Because if they're not, they aren't politicians for very long.

I believe that we have better ideas. But I also believe that good ideas don't matter if people don't hear them.

I think we've done a pretty good job staying in touch with the American people. But at a certain point you can't help but lose some feel for what's on the ground because you're not on the ground.

It is not good enough to say, "Well, hey, I vote every two years. I vote every four years." That's fine, but that is not good enough.

People are over 20 times more likely to remember a story than a series of facts and figures. A good story touches our hearts.

To do my job well, I have to be a good listener. The listening is so much more important than the talking.

Let people speak. Let people disagree. Communicate. Listen. Have high-respect, if not for your opponent, then for your own comportment and conduct as a good listener.

We're just trying to figure out what being a good citizen is, what participating in a democracy is, what taking responsibility for being an American citizen in a global context means to us.

You've got a good idea, how do you make it stick?

If it's something that reaches out and grabs me, I want to do it. I have a lot of trouble doing things that don't grab me. So, I'm not a very good actor in that way. I can't fake it.

It's not good enough to just know what to say about the policy; it's really important to take the extra step to learn the policy, to be able to understand it, and articulate it.

A good thing to do when one is sitting, eating, and resting is to have a conversation.

Entertaining the reader is a good function.

There are moments when you get out of your own head and you exist in the moment, and that can be good acting.

It takes a little bit of mindfulness and a little bit of attention to others to be a good listener, which helps cultivate emotional nurturing and engagement.

Don't let any of your good habits get boring.

Yeah, I like to have fun - I think that's a good way to live. I think you're better at your job if you like it.

I joined the Young Liberals when I was 16 and it was a good way for me to understand how the Liberal Party worked and to learn basic political skills and techniques.

Good writers will, indeed, do well to imitate the ingenious traveller. . .who always proportions his stay in any place.

I really believe being a good listener is important for anybody, and particularly for somebody who wants to be a leader.

I'll read anything. In fact, I'll read while I'm doing other things, which is not a good idea.

Becoming a good listener, you are able to connect with others on more levels and develop stronger, deeper relationships.

People of influence understand the incredible value of becoming a good listener.