Erik Griffin Quotes

I don't really pay attention to the news or stuff like that or what's going on in politics.

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.

I've always had a social awareness. My favorite channel on TV is BBC News 24. For a while, I had to have it on repeat in my house. I've always been interested in what's going on in the world.

And you don't want to always write about politics just for the sake of writing about politics.

But the point is to get a whole new generation of people and people in general more re-engaged in news, and this has happened a lot since September 11th of course.

It might be a bad thing, not to know what's going on in the world. I can't say I really approve of it.

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

Politics goes in one ear and out the other. I don't even know the president's name for sure. That's how stupid I am.

I don't listen to the news or read newspapers. I don't know what's going on in this world, or why I should vote for George McGovern or Richard Nixon. I don't have enough time.

No matter how much I read the news, I feel slightly ignorant all the time.

I think, when people think of NFL athletes, they forget that they are citizens of this country, that they are bothered by the problems that we all face.

Clearly, children need to be aware of the news and current affairs. I buy my own children a children's newspaper so they can form their own views.

I stay up on current events. I read 'The New Yorker' and 'The Economist.' I go to community meetings to see what concerns the people in my neighborhood. I studied literature in college, so I also continue to read poetry, literature, and novels.

I am an aware citizen, so I want my characters to be aware, too. They should be aware of what's happening in the society and make a commentary. They're not in a la la land.

I don't read the newspapers, to be quite honest with you.

I want to help, and I wanna learn more about what's going on in the world. I just wanna be alert.

It's an important part of being a member of society to know what's happening in the world and to know where you fall in it and what you can do about it.

I've started to really become aware of the world we live in, what's really going on.

I was fascinated, long before I joined the SNP, in the world around me; current affairs really interested me.

I feel comfortable putting my political stances out there without feeling as though I am filling some sort of quota. I don't have a wokeness quota for the day.

My dad got me hooked on the news. That was a good thing.

I'm only a little interested in politics. But I'm always on top of the news, both in Brazil and abroad.

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.

I have been a politically conscious citizen. I've been an artist, a reader, and have been chiselled by that.

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.