Involvement Quotes

“You teach me, I forget. You show me, I remember. You involve me, I understand.”
― Edward O. Wilson

“When we feel related with our environment we are able to develop and improve the quality of our involvement, since connectedness and concern are remedies against ignorance and envy. ("I only needed a light )”
― Erik Pevernagie

“I’ve come to think that flourishing consists of putting yourself in situations in which you lose self-consciousness and become fused with other people, experiences, or tasks. It happens sometimes when you are lost in a hard challenge, or when an artist or a craftsman becomes one with the brush or the tool. It happens sometimes while you’re playing sports, or listening to music or lost in a story, or to some people when they feel enveloped by God’s love. And it happens most when we connect with other people. I’ve come to think that happiness isn’t really produced by conscious accomplishments. Happiness is a measure of how thickly the unconscious parts of our minds are intertwined with other people and with activities. Happiness is determined by how much information and affection flows through us covertly every day and year.”
― David Brooks

“If we are ready to re-envision our status and reclaim a sense of involvement, we can transcend immediate reality, explore new possibilities, and find meaning and direction even in the face of confusion and misfortune. ("Check, and mate”)”
― Erik Pevernagie

“A boss says “go and make sure you do it”; a leader says “let’s go and make it happen”. Bosses control people; leaders involve them.”
― Israelmore Ayivor, Leaders' Ladder

“You were saved not by work, but for work. Do it till all is done. By your Inventions, Innovations, Initiatives, Improvements, Involvements, Imaginations, Information, Interventions and Inspirations... Go the extra mile and dare to do it.”
― Israelmore Ayivor

“Some people won't dog-ear the pages. Others won't place the book facedown, pages splayed. Some won't dare make a mark in the margin. Get over it. Books exist to impart their worlds to you, not to be beautiful objects to save for some other day. We implore you to fold, crack, and scribble on your books whenever the desire takes you. Underline the good bits, exclaim "YES!" and "NO!" in the margins. Invite others to inscribe and date the frontispiece. Draw pictures, jot down phone numbers and Web addresses, make journal entries, draft letters to friends or world leaders. Scribble down ideas for a novel of your own, sketch bridges you want to build, dresses you want to design. Stick postcards and pressed flowers between the pages.

When next you open the book, you'll be able to find the bits that made you think, laugh, and cry the first time around. And you'll remember that you picked up that coffee stain in the cafe where you also picked up that handsome waiter. Favorite books should be naked, faded, torn, their pages spilling out. Love them like a friend, or at least a favorite toy. Let them wrinkle and age along with you.”
― Ella Berthoud & Susan Elderkin

“Americans should not fear riots. They should fear apathy. They should fear acquiescence. They should not fear each other. But it is understandable, now, that they do.”
― Sarah Kendzior, The View From Flyover Country: Essays by Sarah Kendzior

“Get plugged in at your church. Find a way to invest yourself. Let's change the church's problem from 'Where do we find the help we need?' to 'What do we do with all the help we have?' The revolution begins now; and it starts with you.”
― Tyler Edwards, Zombie Church: Breathing Life Back into the Body of Christ

“Miss Hathaway,” the countess said to Amelia in a tone of friendly concern, “the earl says Ramsay House has been unoccupied for so long, it must be a shambles.”
Mildly startled by the woman’s directness, Amelia shook her head firmly. “Oh no, ‘shambles’ is too strong a word. All the place wants is a good thorough cleaning, and a few small repairs, and…” She paused uncomfortably.
Lady Westcliff’s gaze was frank and sympathetic. “That bad, is it?”
Amelia hitched her shoulders in a slight shrug. “There’s a great deal of work to be done at Ramsay House,” she admitted. “But I’m not afraid of work.”
“If you need assistance or advice, Westcliff has infinite resources at his disposal. He can tell you where to find—”
“You are very kind, my lady,” Amelia said hastily, “but there is no need for your involvement in our domestic affairs.” The last thing she wanted was for the Hathaways to appear to be a family of cheapjacks and beggars.
“You may not be able to avoid our involvement,” Lady Westcliff said with a grin. “You’re in Westcliff’s sphere now, which means you’ll get advice whether or not you asked for it. And the worst part is, he’s almost always right.”
― Lisa Kleypas, Mine Till Midnight

“Democracy is government by the people, for the people. Without the responsibility of the people, and without the involvement of the people - all you have left is GOVERNMENT.”
― Christina Engela, Loderunner

“There is no politically neutral fence available for us to sit on, and our attempts to do so have the consequence (intended or not) of supporting the existing political system.”
― Anne Kearney, Counselling, Class and Politics: Undeclared Influences in Therapy

“Detachment and involvement: the artist must have both. The link between them is compassion.”
― Madeleine L'Engle, A Circle of Quiet

“You can be, should be, and need to be involved in the world. It truly needs you.”
― Elaine N. Aron, The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You

“Whatever you do.
Do it with absolute attention and absolute involvement. Put your whole heart into what you do”
― Srinivart

“How can you not be involved? These are your times, your world, even if those events are on the other side of it. And as for the narrative--you are a part of that, for better or for worse, whether the grey inexorable economic inevitabilities--recessions and recoveries and having less money or more--or the grand perilous global story.”
― Penelope Lively, Ammonites And Leaping Fish: A Life In Time

“We learn better when we are alone, instead of getting involved with large groups of people.”
― Mwanandeke Kindembo, Treatise Upon The Misconceptions of Narcissism

“The cure for much of what ails our society is active citizen participation. Those who don't care, those who do nothing, bear enormous responsibility for the suffering in the world.”
― Laurence Overmire, The One Idea That Saves The World: A Message of Hope in a Time of Crisis

“If you are going somewhere take all of you there.”
― Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words

“No involvement means no commitment—no exception.”
― Laurie Buchanan, PhD

“Focus on your portal, trust the process, don't get so involved in the desires or beliefs of others that cause you confusion and compromise your own alignment. - - The universe loves a believer!”
― Napz Cherub Pellazo

“The best people to help shape structure are those who are intimately involved with the results that structure produces.”
― Chris Hutchinson, Ripple: A Field Manual for Leadership that Works

“Sometimes imagination outsmarts intelligence and enthusiasm outshines experience.”
― Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words

“The most unsettling aspect is my tendency to relate to misfortune--not to alleviate it, but to make it mine, to place it in my heart.”
― Manuel Vilas, Ordesa

“There is no genius, only involvement.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Amor Apocalypse: Canım Sana İhtiyacım

“Having researched government corruption and realized how extensive it is, I have kept an open mind that the government may have had some form of involvement in the assassinations of historical people.”
― Steven Magee

“After seeing Joe Biden give Hawaiian Electric $95,000,000 after their involvement in the destruction of Lahaina, I will not be voting Democrat in the next election.”
― Steven Magee

“Oscar: Hey Kil. Come and get me.

(Admin) Mikel: Don’t get involved, Oscar.

Oscar: You know you want to, Kili.

(Admin) Kalen: Do not get involved, Oscar.

Elijah: Oscar. Don’t.

Oscar: Be there in ten, Kiljoy.”
― Jane Washington, Tourner

“The process cannot take place without the processor. Be part of the process.”
― Luckson T Mabade

“I tried to build an igloo out of the orange peel but it kept falling down and even when it stood up I didn't have an eskimo to put in it, so I had to invent a story about 'How Eskimo Got Eaten,' which made me even more miserable. It's always the same with diversions; you get involved.”
― Jeanette Winterson, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit