Chuck D Quotes

If the world is to be put together it will not be done by large organizations. It will be done by millions of small organizations…. Participation: That’s what is going to save the human race.

I know that government doesn't have the all solutions that real solutions do not come from the top down. Instead, the ways to end poverty come from all of us. We are part of the solution.

Each one of us can make a difference. Together we make change.

I love being a part of something that is grassroots, and you can see the actual changes, the effect of what people do.

I'm not going to change the world. You're not going to change the world. But we can help - we can all help.

No matter what government does or does not do, people need to remember the power is in their hands to make their small part of the world better. Set a tone of kindness.

To rebuild confidence in the power of people working together to create something better, we must give people the power to do precisely that for themselves.

Be an active participant in your community and country. Every small gesture makes up the big gestures. Resist, rinse, repeat.

We can begin by doing small things at the local level, like planting community gardens or looking out for our neighbors. That is how change takes place in living systems, not from above but from within, from many local actions occurring simultaneously.

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.

No matter what the issues are, it has to be handled at the grassroots. When you take part in something, even though that movement may lose, the juices start flowing and you feel you count. You count. Well, that's pretty important.

I hope people become inspired to become active in their community. That's the important thing.

The best education I received was working with people in the community on a grassroots basis. Because what it taught me was that ordinary people, when they are working together can do extraordinary things.

The [nonprofit] sector enhances our creativity, enlivens our communities, nurtures individual responsibility, stirs life at the grassroots, and reminds us that we were born free.

When you're dealing with a small community, every person counts.

I try to use my influence and empower my community to always question the status quo - whether it relates to broader policy issues or YouTube gossip.

Small acts by millions of people - imagine the impact of that. If someone changes one thing, they're likely to change two things, and then three things. Then they're likely to demand that from their leadership.

We want to inspire people to work together, giving them hope that we can do something even if we cannot do everything.

When I think of an activist, I think of a community organizer who is working every day and directly with community members and making it a job to take care of and speak up for a community in some way.

I sort of have this feeling about change in general. We can make baby steps on a macro level. We can try to shift policy, voting and changing who's in office. But we can make huge, sweeping changes on a personal level and in your immediate circle, or just the people around you.

Forget being an actor-director: we, as citizens, have the responsibility to make the country a better place. And that doesn't mean advertising other people's agendas; it means looking at what is wrong and making it right.

I am often asked what can people do to become a good global citizen? I reply that it begins in your own community.

My music is made for the people who are willing to stand up to change this world themselves.

How can you save the world you have not seen if you can't save the community you have seen?

I have spent my entire life working to make my community and my country better. And I can't wait to get inside the courtroom to tell my story.