Keith Ellison Quotes

Young people are going to go to someone, somewhere. And we had better see that that 'someone' is us.

Give young people a greater voice. They are the future and they are much wiser than we give them credit for.

Politicians, they give the visible aspect of the change, but the change, the root, the anchor are in young people.

Young people should be at the forefront of global change and innovation. Empowered, they can be key agents for development and peace.

We can't get any new thinking because we can't get any new thinkers.

I prefer being around young people. I don't like situations from the past, definitely no nostalgia. I prefer to think of doing everything new with a different generation that has a different mentality.

It is easy to overlook the importance of the young in underdeveloped countries. It is the natural course for nations, and diplomats, and those who publish newspapers, to speak to the established order. Seeking out the young requires a conscious effort.

Most organizations see young people as problems to be solved. We see young people as problem-solvers.

Carry a big basket. In other words, be open to new ideas, different partners, and new practices, and have a willingness to dump out the old and irrelevant to make room for new approaches.

We want to challenge the established ideas with new ideas.

Let us acknowledge and celebrate what youth can do to build a safer, more just world. Let us strengthen our efforts to include young people in policies, programmes and decision-making processes that benefit their futures and ours.

I want young people to be involved, and I especially want young people to vote.

I see the energy of young people as a real force for positive change.

Continuity does not rule out fresh approaches to fresh situations.

The world needs opportunities for new leaders and new ideas. Kids need opportunities to lead and succeed. Are you ready to make the match? Because the world's problems shouldn't be the human family's heirloom.

Since I became Secretary-General, five years ago, I have seen youth participate at the United Nations as never before.

America's problem is how to free itself from the grip of its exhausted ideas.

We need innovation and creativity.

Our Party attaches great importance to the work with young people and firmly believes in them.

I just think it's crazy that we don't think that the youth are valid. They're the ones who really know what's going on.

We need to harness the boundless energy and creativity of our youth.

We should entrust our young people with a voice to express their views on what their futures should look like.

The young people are the most active and vital force in society. They are the most eager to learn and the least conservative in their thinking. This is especially so in the era of socialism.

It's good for young people to be angry about something.

... the young people are the ones who most quickly identify with the struggle and the necessity to eliminate the evil conditions that exist.