Vincent Kompany Quotes

The government is us; we are the government, you and I.

I want to help find opportunities for people to become active participants in their communities.

Let us all take more responsibility, not only for ourselves and our families but for our communities and our country.

I realized that public affairs were also my affairs.

I'd have to say I've become more aware of my communal responsibility.

I think the black community is no different from any other community. We need to take responsibility for how we live together. We need to be personally responsible for keeping our streets clean, our schools safe, and our houses peaceful.

The first lesson in civics is that efficient government begins at home.

We must care. We must all care. And while I am working, while the governments is working, so must the people also work.

Somewhere along the line, the actions of this government are the actions of me.

I encourage everyone out there to get involved.

People say that the government should be doing this Yeah, but the government is not doing this. So we do.

... the even more fundamental task that lies before the leader of a democracy is to bring to the people the realization that true democracy is the effort of the people individually to carry their share of the burden of government.

You can complain about problems, and you can suffer from the ramifications of issues that are social in nature and impact you, but the best thing you can do is get off your couch, get out of your home and go do something about it.

It's my goal to show the world that Americans know how to help Americans without expecting the government to come riding in on a white horse and save the day.

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 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.

When approached right, citizens never fail to shoulder their responsibilities.

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!

If our hopes of building a better and safer world are to become more than wishful thinking, we will need the engagement of volunteers more than ever.

The government is us; WE are the government, you and I."- Theodore Roosevelt

Our culture is at a critical cusp - a time that requires that we define what it means to be a citizen in a democracy. Within our nation we need to foster a greater sense of collective responsibility.

Peace is a national issue, not only government's responsibility.

Citizen service is the very American idea that we meet our challenges not as isolated individuals but as members of a true community, with all of us working together. Our mission is nothing less than to spark a renewed sense of obligation, a new sense of duty, a new season of service.

I was raised to believe that everybody has a responsibility to their community.

I'm not a politician by profession. I am a citizen who decided I had to be personally involved.