Quotes about Engagement

Prayer is talking with God about what we are doing together.

The film industry brings people together, and so does technology. I see them as similar platforms.

As people grow older, some of the ways they have contributed in the past may no longer be possible, but the challenge to society is not only to provide help and care where these are needed but also to offer the opportunity to contribute and care for others

And I say to you today that we need more folks in this country who are a good crazy….You can't tell what will happen when you get folks with some good crazy…going to the polls to vote!

She understands all at once, with a small shock, exactly what it is she always needed to tell Harland: being there in person is not the same as watching. You might see things better on television, but you'll never know if you were alive or dead while you watched.

You learn to read so you can identify the reality in which you live, so that you can become a protagonist of history rather than a spectator.

The biggest communication problem is we do not listen to understand. We listen to reply.

Involve people in the problem and work out the solution together.

Most believe that the key to influence is communication—getting your point across clearly and speaking persuasively. In fact, if you think about it, don't you find that, while others are speaking to you, instead of really listening to understand, you are often busy preparing your response?

You can be active in a church but inactive in its gospel.

Proactive people have a Circle of Concern that is at least as big as their Circle of Influence, accepting the responsibility to use their influence effectively.

Without involvement, there is no commitment.