Carly Fiorina Quotes

I realized that public affairs were also my affairs.

The cooperation of government at its different levels is important and can only be achieved as long as the people of Chicago are directly involved in our efforts and supportive of our goals.

Most high governmental officials who speak of education policy seem to conceive of education in this light - as a way to ensure economic competitiveness and continued economic growth. I strongly disagree with this approach.

We need to get back to the concept of taking the community with us.

Mobilize population and all partners—the public sector and the private sector. Development is everybody’s business.

I want society to feel they are part of a process of change.

The rise of civic society is not a negation of politics, but marks an opportunity for the involvement of the people.

Participation - that's what's gonna save the human race.

What, after all, is the public under present conditions? What are the reasons for its eclipse? What hinders it from finding and identifying itself? By what means shall its inchoate and amorphous estate be organized into effective political action relevant to present social needs and opportunities? What has happened to the public in the century and a half since the theory of political democracy was urged with such assurance and hope?

The only way you really see change is by helping to create it.

Let us work in partnerships between rich and poor to improve the opportunities of all human beings to build better lives.

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

As citizens, we understand that it is not about what America may do for us. It's about what can be done by us, together.

The era of big government is over, but the era of big challenge is not. We need an era of big citizenship. There are many important people at this summit, but the most important title is 'citizen.' This is our republic. Let us keep it!

I am a strong individualist by personal habit, inheritance, and conviction; but it is a mere matter of common sense to recognize that the State, the community, the citizens acting together, can do a number of things better than if they were left to individual action.

What really matters from the point of view of social capital and civic engagement is not merely nominal membership, but active and involved membership.

Will you be a spectator or a citizen? To make a difference in this world, you must be involved.

We who are privileged to be in these chambers today can view the challenges we face as opportunities, not as reasons for despair. We can do this only if we blend our independent spirits in terms of reverence for the life and respect for nature. Each of you might suggest different words, but our goal certainly is the same: a better Oregon.

We need major investments for rebuilding the infrastructure of America in a very forward-looking way that reduces our dependence on foreign oil. It is a commitment to innovation, to science, to keep America number one and competitive and grow our manufacturing base.

People are always saying,'They'll take care of it. The government'll--Don't worry, they'll--' 'They' who? It starts with us. It's us. Or else it'll never be done...

Not everyone can march, but everyone can talk. And everyone can reach out, and everyone can vote.

To change societies you need to organize with others who share your views.

We want to make nation-building a people's movement.

People ask me a lot, 'what can one person do,' and I say 'I'm not really sure what one person can due except come together with other people.'

I want to make sure that we make America more competitive. And that we do those things that make America the most attractive place in the world for entrepreneurs, innovators, businesses to grow.