Gael Garcia Bernal Quotes

Democracy, it appears, is a bit chancy. But its chances also depend on what we do ourselves.

Elections belong to the people. It is their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters.

Democracy does not have to be a blood sport …

Everything would be alright if everything was put back in the hands of the people, and we're going to have to put it back in the hands of the people.

Voting is like alchemy - taking an abstract value and breathing life into it.

I have always said that I believe in the people's right to vote on an issue.

I'm convinced democracy will grow from the ground up, from the community.

Our democracy if self-cleansing. If you don't like it, be a candidate, or support a candidate.

Votes are something that you earn.

Voting is fundamental in our democracy. It has yielded enormous returns.

Only votes talk, everything else walks.

Let the people decide whom to vote for, who has more authority. And only people, only our citizens, are able to place the final emphasis, voting for this or that person or political force, or rejecting it. That's democracy.

Decision making in a democracy depends above all on knowledge and not just the intel available to presidents and policymakers.

I have always voted for who I believed was the best person.

It's not the voting that's democracy, it's the counting.

I believe that everyone should participate in democracy and enjoy doing it.

You're not going to get a chance to vote for me on the ballot, but you can actually vote for what I believe in.

It is a paradox that far too few Americans participate in the wonderful ritual of democracy that we call Election Day.

Elections are an enduring spectacle of free India, and have provided foreign journalists with the opportunity to remind the world that India remains the world's largest democracy.

I trust Canadians' capacity to determine who will sit in their Parliament.

They have not always elected the best leaders, particularly after a long period in which they have not used this facility of free election. You tend to lose the habit.

I think the American people should express their preferences, and we'll accept their choice.

When push comes to shove, people vote alone.

Canadians want to elect good people to be their voice in Ottawa.

We are not educated well enough to perform the necessary act of intelligently selecting our leaders.