Zbigniew Brzezinski Quotes

Much can and must be done by governments, but they cannot of themselves change lives.

Some people have much more pull than other people. But when I say that the public has ultimate responsibility, I'm not saying it in a moral sense. I'm just saying it in the sense of what is it that's really going to bring change.

Like a lot of people, I'm interested in public service and want to do as much as I can to change the direction of this country and will give some consideration to that after midterm elections.

I believe that engaging in the political process is part of being a good person.

Political involvement is more than a game.

Most Hoosiers underestimate their ability to effect change.

That's what it's about, how society changes people but people can also change society. It only takes a few people to do things and help themselves instead of sitting around on their asses. She has a very global outlook on life and all sorts of things.

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

We accept the world in order to change it. If you do not accept, then what are you going to change?

People tend to forget their duties but remember their rights.

I think that everyone has the power to make a change in the world.

When I was in college, I wanted to be involved in things that would change the world.

If kids can have some sort of social responsibility, that's cool. But if they're not actually having social responsibility, and they're kind of hiding behind it, that's kind of useless, or even worse.

I actually think that working in the federal government, or state or local, is one of the most significant things that a technical person can do.

If we give up on politics, we're done for. Powerlessness is a self-fulfilling prophesy.

My function in life is not to be a politician in Parliament: it is to get something done.

I've never written a political song. Songs can't save the world. I've gone through all that.

I got into politics because I was tired of complaining.

Public service is a part of who I am, having grown up in a family of politicians.

My ministry's always been one of social activism. I think a responsible minister must be at some levels involved in the social order.

In college, I was always disappointed by lectures that covered social problems but failed to identify what I could do to change them. Part of the problem was that many professors simply didn't believe they had a role in converting awareness to action.

I'm not sure I am a politician. I would say that I am still an artist, and I'm trying to use politics as an instrument for change.

Ever since the Greek tragedies, artists have, from time to time, asked themselves how they might influence ongoing political events.

I'm very literate on policy. I'm very literate on the issues, and I'm an American first. I've been involved in politics long before I was an actress. I just happen to have a platform now. I just happen to have a voice.

I was concerned about the link between crime and politics, and I figured out the only way I could do something about it was to get into politics.