I believe that our communities can benefit if they know about and participate in the U.N.’s various human rights forums.
I have no physical genius about me. I can’t dribble a ball and run at the same time, I can’t do lay-ups – I’m not an athlete. But my experience as a kid was, I was made fun of so much that what I did then, is, I wouldn’t participate. And I think I cheated myself out of a lot of fun.
I’m always interested to see what films are made of books. I kind of don’t participate as a filmgoer in any kind of debate about what’s better, the book or the movie. So I think it’s interesting when people want to do it.
When I was skating you had to participate in every thing.
How can the oppressed, as divided, unauthentic beings, participate in developing the pedagogy of their liberation?
As an actress you can participate, you can be a co-author, help the director. But I always wanted to be able to make the big decisions.
We should be creative, and we should accommodate the needs of every community to open up the democratic process. We should make it easy and accessible for every citizen to participate.
I ask the American administration not to participate in any resolution that will double the suffering of the Palestinian people. I am convinced that the American people would not want to see the Palestinians suffer the way they do.
I was always encouraged to participate in whatever sports I wanted to be in.
I am so excited about working with the girls at the Boys & Girls Club East Los Angeles. Being apart of a program that helps young people go after their dreams is something special and I feel it’s an honor and privilege to participate.
There is a growing awareness among brands that in order to participate in conversations that are taking place across social networks, they must join these discussions on the basis of something that is meaningful to their customers.
You have to know you are in a comedy. You have to know that you are actually allowing the audience to participate on some level. When you go dark and mean it, then you don’t let them in.
The whole business is changing dramatically, and the way fans follow and participate in movies, and make their own movies to emulate those movies, is profoundly different.
I opposed Clinton’s budget deal in 1997 because he brought in $115 billion cut in Medicare that created greater pressure for providers not to participate.
My mother was an English teacher and she imbibed the habit of reading, and encouraged me to participate in debates and the like.
The interesting thing about doing serial television is that the character is growing separate from you, the character and the show are growing, and you get to observe that and participate with it in a way that I think is actually really exciting for an actor.
Mike Tyson as a kid was a mark, he loved wrestling. So that was something he loved to do when he had the opportunity to participate.
One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.
My decision to participate in ‘Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa’ was purely for my daughter. I wanted her to be proud of me, and I know I have achieved it.
We need to get involved in things that are important to other countries, just as we expect them to participate in things that are important to us.
I’m completely in love with my children, and I participate in their lives on every level.
What I wanted to do in talking about basketball in ‘Hoop Roots’ was retrieve the game as something to participate in, not to watch.
Participate joyfully in the sorrows of the world. We cannot cure the world of sorrows, but we can choose to live in joy.
The government should not have the right to force you to participate in some type of behavior that is going to conflict with your conscience rights, and if it does or potentially does, you should have the ability to have access to courts, and currently, that’s not necessarily the case.
I live a dramatic life and love the characters that are constantly changing in their lives. For that reason, if I have an opportunity, I would like to participate in the musical ‘Hedwig.’
I think if we’re going to have a requirement that everyone have equal access to insurance, you really have to have a way to make certain that everyone is expected to participate.
As our federal government has grown too large and too powerful, the real loss has been the freedom of people to govern their own lives and participate fully in the American dream.
The stage always terrified me. The live audience is just one thing I bewilderingly look back on and say, ‘How did I ever participate in that?’
I will do my best to try to unite the country. To invite people from the south and east to the government. This is exactly what people need – to participate in the government of their country.
I think that what people want is for government to function… not through temper tantrums and saying we are not going to participate, we are not going to play ball.
Health is the one thing we all have in common regardless of race, creed, or income. Everyone should participate in creating the solutions.
Our shows are packed with laughter and light-hearted songs to lift the listener from their everyday life. We encourage the audience to participate in any way.
Although racism does, of course, occur in individual acts, these acts are part of a larger system that we all participate in. The focus on individual incidences prevents the analysis that is necessary in order to challenge this larger system.
Twitter, it can be said, completely changed the way activism is done, who can participate, and even how we define it.
I’m not very into social media. I’m not that good at it, so I don’t do it much. I’m just a troller. I just like to see what’s out there. But I don’t participate much.
When I see great film, I have this feeling of ‘Oh, wow! Wasn’t that great? Wasn’t that good?’ I want to do something. I want to scream and go out there and participate and embrace life.
A journalist enjoys a privileged position. In exchange for not being able to participate in the rough-and-tumble issues of a community, we are given license to observe it all, based on the understanding that we’ll tell everyone what happens fairly and squarely. That’s harder than it sounds.
When people feel they’re getting to speak into what’s being preached, there is high built-in motivation to participate.
The digital revolution is one that every community should and can participate in.
We participate and are responsible for a lot of the things that happen to us. If you hate your job, you are much more likely to get sick and die at a younger age than someone who’s happy at work and has a nice family life and is mentally well adjusted.
I love what the Valley does. I love company building. I love startups. I love technology companies. I love new technology. I love this process of invention. Being able to participate in that as a founder and a product creator, or as an investor or a board member, I just find that hugely satisfying.
At first glance, The Color Run does look a lot like Holi. Its website is populated by photos of people throwing coloured powder at each other and in the air, outdoors, at the start of spring. The only difference, it seemed, was that there was a 5 km. run added in. And that it cost $54.99 to participate.
We should tell our kids to just have fun, participate and not get bent on winning or losing. But every coach, when they say that, they say it tongue in cheek, ‘Don’t worry about winning’: If you win I’ll get you ice cream, but if you lose I’m going to pout in the car.
I operate on the assumption that as a member of Congress, presently, I represent everybody – Republicans, Democrats, independents and, yes, some people who don’t care to participate.
Facebook is really about communicating and telling stories… We think that people can really help spread awareness of organ donation and that they want to participate in this to their friends. And that can be a big part of helping solve the crisis that’s out there.
No group of our citizens can be denied the right to participate in the opportunities of first-class citizenship.
At first, not having Mina with us made us all feel lonely, and there was an emptiness without her. However, Mina is trying her best to participate, so even when she’s not with us in person, she’s still always with us in spirit.
If you make – not have – $1 million a year, should you not participate in the sense of community of our country? I’m willing to put that on the table.
They take pride in their schools. They begin to participate, where, when they are renters, they don’t do that. So what we’re doing by this program is strengthening America.
Culture is this thing that exists apart from our real life but is something we all have tacitly agreed to in America. And what film and television do, particularly in this country, is lay out the characters involved in this invisible agreement and dictate who and what can participate.
The problem is that in order to publish a book in mainland China, you have to agree to be subject to censorship. That’s the nature of the system. I don’t challenge that system on its face. It’s their system. But as an author, I have a choice to make whether I’ll participate or I won’t.
As part of my work, I teach, lead and participate in affinity groups, facilitate workshops, and mentor other whites on recognizing and interrupting racism in our lives.
