Quotes about Involvement

All of us who care about the world going forward would like to engage the government more.

I was a stage dad. When I was with Earth, Wind and Fire, I was their stage dad - the O'Jays, I was the stage dad.

Detachment and involvement: the artist must have both. The link between them is compassion.

Also while I was at Missouri, I was elected president of the Burall Bible Class—a huge class made up of students from both Missouri and Stephens College. Growing up, I had always gone to church and Sunday school every Sunday; it was an important part of my life. I don't know that I was that religious, per se, but I always felt like the church was important.

Many believe one can be a "good Christian" without joining (or even attending) a local church, but God would strongly disagree.

You're a sovereign as a citizen. If you're not involved in your government, you're not doing your job. In the long run that's very bad for the Republic.

We are not about to send American boys 9 or 10 thousand miles away from home to do what Asian boys ought to be doing for themselves.

It is the duty of every citizen according to his best capacities to give validity to his convictions in political affairs.

If something is going to happen to me, I want to be there.

It is one of the great goals of my administration to invigorate the spirit of involvement and citizenship. We will encourage faith-based and community programs without changing their mission.

Communicate everything you can to your associates. The more they know, the more they care. Once they care, there is no stopping them.

Let it not be said that I was silent when they needed me.