Quotes about Involvement

You can't keep quiet about anything that's going on in the world, unless you're a monk. Sorry, monks! I didn't mean it!

Something happens when you feel ownership. You no longer act like a spectator or consumer, because you're an owner. Faith is at its best when it's that way too. It's best lived when it's owned.

We are not brought by faith into a realm of passivity, but rather, we are brought into the realm of diligent activity.

Voting isn't the most we can do, but it is the least.

Voting isn't the most we can do, but the least. To have a democracy, you have to want one.

All my years campaigning have given me one clear message: Voting isn't the most we can do, but it is the least. To have a democracy, you have to want one. Still, I realize this fully only by looking back.

Democracy is just something you must do every day, like brushing you teeth.

Politics are a part of daily life.

Voting isn't the most we can do, but it's the least.

You are good. But it is not enough just to be good. You must be good for something. You must contribute good to the world. The world must be a better place for your presence. And the good that is in you must be spread to others… In this world so filled with problems, so constantly threatened by dark and evil challenges, you can and must rise above mediocrity, above indifference. You can become involved and speak with a strong voice for that which is right.

Are your people uncomfortable during meetings and tired at the end? If not, they're probably not mixing it up enough and getting to the bottom of important issues.

I want you to be concerned about your next door neighbor. Do you know your next door neighbor?