Quotes about Participation

Participate joyfully in the sorrows of the world. We cannot cure the world of sorrows, but we can choose to live in joy.

This is a country for, of, and by the people not for, of, and by the government. If we turn it over to them we cannot complain about what they're doing because this is a natural course of men and we have to hold their feet to the fire.

When people feel they're getting to speak into what's being preached, there is high built-in motivation to participate.

I am persuaded that the church today has many more consumers than committed participants.

True success in any endeavor can only come when the Father has initiated the activity and invited our participation.

A new world will be won not by those who stand at a distance with their arms folded.

I think of mythology as the homeland of the muses, the inspirers of art, the inspirers of poetry. To see life as a poem and yourself participating in a poem is what the myth does for you.

When we go and play live... we go and we work with like different organizations: the food banks, homeless shelters, children's hospitals or different homes that are reaching out to people. And just to actually go and say, 'Hey, don't just hear me play, come to my concert, that's it, hope you have a good night.' It's like, 'Hey, come be a part.'

I refuse to accept the idea that man is mere flotsam and jetsam in the river of life, unable to influence the unfolding events which surround him.

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.

Church is not for spectators.

The only true and lasting inspiration for life is genuine love for God, and submitted gratitude that I get to be a part of the redemptive quest.