Monica Ali Quotes

'Unlikely Brothers' talks about the importance of citizen action and shows why and how we can make a difference.

A lot of young people don't think they can make a difference. That's really what I am at Dartmouth to do. I'm there to tell the young people, 'Look, a few committed souls can change the world.'

I want Americans to realize that we are the owners of this country, and that one person can make a difference.

I believe that one of the most important things to learn in life is that you can make a difference in your community no matter who you are or where you live.

If people take the film and screen it whenever possible for their social and professional networks, we can continue to make a difference. It is one more element we have to use in the ongoing effort to take back our country.

I do feel, in a sense, the rules of engagement for citizenship has changed, and we must encourage other people to speak up and to take action.

I was always brought up that if you can make a difference, you should, and if you don't it's a waste. So we'll see if I can make a difference.

I think these ladies, that group of 130 women, are going to make a difference in what goes on down there, because they're going to hold the locals' feet to the fire.

Most politicians will not stick their necks out unless they sense grass-roots support ... neither you nor I should expect someone else to take our responsibility.

I hope to make clear that involvement in small scale community work can make a difference in our city's politics.

Every person has the ability to influence change. I am grateful that my voice counts, and I am able to influence change. But more than that, there is a certain amount of activism that is engrained in me.

I just do what I can do to be one of the people who make a difference.

Being politically active is "more about doing things, not just standing for some platform or being involved in some political party."

You could really belong to a group of people and with other people, you could really make some significant changes - through the electoral process, of course, by registering people to vote, and by supporting good people who were running for office. For me, it was like I had found the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

People have got to show up, showing up at meetings, rallies, marches, City Council, courtrooms. You've got to show up.

Art and activism seem to go together naturally, the idea being that if you're an entertainer, you can have a voice, and if you have a voice, you can make a difference. But if I were not an actress, I would still try to extend myself beyond my little micro-universe of my job, family and personal joy.

I became active in politics because I saw the possibility, if we all sat back and did nothing, of a world in which there would no longer be any stages for actors to act on.

At the moment I am a little bit politician, yes. I think that could be my next step. It is not because I want power, it is because of what I think I could do for the people.

In fact, I have the privilege of traveling around our country and meeting people all over the country who are making a huge difference in the lives of their neighbors and themselves. That's what I'm really fortunate to be able to do.

As citizens, we all have an obligation to intervene and become involved - it's the citizen who changes things.

It's important to be active in the causes that are important to you... That's how we make changes in this world.

My dad was a city councilman and a county commissioner, so I grew up involved and engaged in the political process.

I just want people to know that if they want to change the direction of the country, they can do it, but only if they're active, informed, and engaged.

Party action should follow, not precede the creation of a dominant popular sentiment.

You need to remind people that you vote, you matter, and that they can't succeed without your help.