Jane McGonigal Quotes

I'm an actor. I love acting and being able to use my love, my passion, to also contribute to making this a better society, a better democracy, and a better country.

I do think, actually, one thing I noticed with Silicon Valley post-Trump is it kind of made them more politically aware, more aware that, like, business and philanthropy alone isn't going to make the world a better place.

I think the importance of doing activist work is precisely because it allows you to give back and to consider yourself not as a single individual who may have achieved whatever but to be a part of an ongoing historical movement.

For many years, I have lived uncomfortably with the belief that most planning and architectural design suffers for lack of real and basic purpose. The ultimate purpose, it seems to me, must be the improvement of mankind.

When I see my own people going through the tough times, it's a wake-up call. I hope my influence can impact someone else's decision to get out here and vote.

I believe that every single one of us, celebrity or not, has a responsibility to get involved in trying to make a difference in the world. Our generation faces many challenges, some of which were passed on to us by the past generations, but it's up to us to find solutions today so that we don't keep passing our problems on.

I'm used to my films having little effect on making the world a better place.

If we don't challenge each other to use our platforms for better than our niches or what our quote-unquote brand is, what are we doing as influencers? If we can't activate our audiences at the times it's important or needed, then what do we have these platforms for?

I really love my job, and I feel like I can make a huge difference for New Yorkers, fighting for them.

Trying to learn from communities and engage with policy makers and community organizers all across the country is really important to me.

Getting in the community, working with the kids, was a way that I felt like I could get out and make a change.

When I was very young, I took no interest in party politics. My line of interest was how can you be part of an influence to the society that you live in.

Innovators reimagine our world in so many areas. We need them to help reimagine what government can and should be.

It takes time for people to understand how, as an individual, I can have an impact on the way that society works.

I believe that young kids have agency and can make a difference in the world.

I really believe in sharing my story to improve social behaviors in the nation.

Diddy and Ciroc are moving culture forward, while communicating the importance of social responsibility.

I want society to feel they are part of a process of change.

Television has the power to push for change. We need to push it in that direction.

Active citizenship doesn't just mean running for office or going into politics; it means starting organisations that promote change or solve a problem, pursuing social good with economic success.

The tech industry should make bold commitments to address pressing societal issues.

When we make these decisions that we're going to commit ourselves to making a difference in the life of one person every single day, what happens is we actually build a whole generation of citizen leaders.

It is not business, it is not government - it is the social sector that may yet save the society.

People don't really understand how important our voices are. I think there's a lot of athletes that don't use their power that really should.

You've got a bunch of kids out here that might not want to be athletes, but they want to learn how to make a difference in their community, and I'm trying to as best I can show an example of that.