Billie Joe Armstrong Quotes

By bringing current events into the classroom, everyday discussion, and social media, maybe we don't need to wait for our grandchildren's questions to remind us we should have paid more attention to current events.

As Americans, it is up to all of us to be well informed and thoughtful, to help our country make the right decisions in this time or testing.

These days in particular it seems not only unavoidable but even irresponsible to not acknowledge politics in some way.

You can't ignore politics, no matter how much you'd like to.

I certainly think it's very important that writers as citizens - not necessarily as writers, but just as ordinary citizens - should talk about things that matter to them.

I'm not interested in showing a politician falling over; it's about the issue and making people think differently about that.

I hope we can use television somehow to begin to reengage people in this conversation of democracy.

In our age there is no such thing as 'keeping out of politics.' All issues are political issues ….

I feel it's our responsibility to keep our ear tuned to public discourse. There's a lot of noise out there, and our responsibility is to pick up on the themes and issues that work their way through all of society.

Public television is a very important thing for our human race, and it allows us the ability to discuss the elephants in the room and understand stories beyond the headlines.

People always said you shouldn't get in politics and talk about politics. But I believe the politics are all around us.

It's hard not to be political.

If you're trying to talk about public issues and politics and showcase it in a positive, different way, I think people like the idea.

It's fun to play a part in the process of helping to inform readers about their political leaders.

Today's political climate does not allow the luxury of apathy.

If you're interested in politics and you're not following it, then it's a little bizarre.

Politics is about the participation and engagement of the wider citizenry - to miss that point would doom us to irrelevance.

I don't think there was really a time when I have not been politically aware.

Only a knowledgeable, empowered and vocal citizenry can perform well in democracy.

Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you.

Citizenship is a tough occupation which obliges the citizen to make his own informed opinion and stand by it.

Democracy is interactive... It's a constant job of information, education, explanation, listening, and interactive communication.

As a writer I care about America, and care about its carelessness.

Talk politics, talk about study and talk positively.

I still love following and thinking about politics. I enjoy recommending important journalism I read or see from other sources.