Chelsea Clinton Quotes

It seems to be the thing now that young people are getting back into politics.

I have long been impressed with the focus on politics and that focus being... from young people.

I think what's fascinating is how many people are playing in politics who maybe haven't played before.

Young people have so much more power than they tend to think to be able to affect politics. And if people will organize and get involved and go out and knock on doors and hand out leaflets and make a change, then they can determine the future.

When I turned 18, was the first time that I really started concentrating on politics. And I started doing so because I realized that in order to really create and generate change, it has to come from changing laws... so I started campaigning for Norman Lear's foundation, which was Declare Yourself.

For me, getting young people engaged in politics and public service is really one of the most fun things that I get to do.

I started in politics as a fresh graduate wanting to make a difference, by bringing more political awareness and interest to young people.

I feel you've got to be young and dynamic to be in politics.

I always say that the largest party in every country - the largest opposition group in every country - is the youth party.

Anybody who's mad should run for something.

I never stood for any president in my life, never voted, before Barack Obama. It changed my life to vote. It starts there with me. I never cared for politics before Barack Obama. I never thought it mattered to people like me.

There's this perception of D.C. as a boring town run by old white men, but in reality, there are incredibly young people in charge of really important things.

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

On the show, we are not trying to get people to eat their vegetables; we are not trying to get people to become Democrats. We are basically trying to encourage people to get involved with public life so that politics isn't left to the wealthy and privileged.

Do the unexpected. Take 20 minutes out of your day, do what young people all over the world are dying to do: vote.

I think you have to ask yourself does voting work on the level that you are trying to effectuate change; that is the conversation you must have.

Young people, our rights and the things we care about, have been taken away because it doesn't really matter to the politicians whether or not we have them. We're just another demographic to try and please, but there's no point if we aren't voting.

Young people need to vote. They need to get out there. Every vote counts. Educate yourself too. Don't just vote. Know what you're voting for, and stand by that.

In general people feel more relaxed about participating in politics. They aren't frightened as they used to be.

I do think the public want to see politicians acting in a different way. What's brought young people into our campaign is that they were written off by political parties but they had never written off politics, and what we have is a huge number of young people, very enthusiastic and brimming with ideas. Those ideas have got to be heard.

People are even more wary of politicians and they are realizing that democracy isn't just about putting a cross on a ballot every four years, it's about deciding what you want and fighting for it.

Growing up, politics never trickled down to the areas we come from. But people from Obama's camp, and Obama himself, reached out to me and asked for my help on the campaign. We've sat and had dinner, and we've spoken on the phone. He's a very sharp guy. Very charming. Very cool.

Rock the Vote

I worry that, given the way the 2016 election went, how cynical and how terrible politics seems, that young people will be less likely to get involved.

I'm a young person; sometimes I'm political, sometimes I'm not.