Carrie Lam Quotes

We want to give people an opportunity to be heard on issues that may be taken under advisement and voted upon by the board during the meeting, by hearing the public first rather than after the actions have been taken.

Applause, mingled with boos and hisses, is about all that the average voter is able or willing to contribute to public life.

I take very seriously the notion that you have to get out in your community; you have to talk to people, but, more importantly, you have to listen to people.

Part of the problem you have is that you don't have a dialogue between elected officials and their constituents. They've built these barricades, these barriers around themselves and tried to avoid interaction with their constituents.

I liked the give-and-take of a policy discussion in the community, with citizens. I didn't know that even took place, frankly, but I never dreamed it would be an enjoyable thing to do.

I want to hold a series of meetings all over the country and get the facts before the American people.

Without publicity there can be no public support, and without public support every nation must decay.

We represent the people and we will do so in a way which allows us to interact with the people.

… it is the great mass of people, particularly women, who do not often hear government questions discussed who would really enjoy and profit from these

If we can get people engaged in the world around them in any form, in any way, that's a positive thing, and hopefully we can get them to come to the news more.

We want to make sure Arizona residents have the opportunity to learn about the decisions we are making and have a chance to participate in the process.

The public interest is not defined as what is interesting to the public.

Libraries are public institutions that serve as catalysts for public discussions that help solve community challenges. Such efforts are not possible when patrons are not allowed to engage in open debate in a public forum, but rather are arrested for asking difficult questions.

Public participation helped create the Internet, and it helps protect it. That's worth celebrating and remembering.

I have already reached out to the janata, and I am only trying to acquaint myself with people's problems.

Obviously, local elections are where you can make the most difference, but it's great when everyone starts talking about what they believe in.

A government of, by, and for the people requires that people talk to people, that we can agree to disagree but do so in civility. If we let the politicians and those who report dictate our discourse, then our course will be dictated.

We can't have an intelligent foreign policy unless we have an intelligent public, because we're a democracy.

I will involve everyone to make Delhi an ideal state.

I think it's very important to be part of the Boston society and the people who live in Boston.

History has shown that there needs to be some agora, or public spaces, and I think that we already live a lot of our life on a laptop, or even smaller devices that we hold in our hands.

As a politician, I engage with all kinds of opinions irrespective of whether they are in the media or not.

If I am elected to Congress, I will put the interests of our community first, and I will actively seek input and respond to it.

I think you'll see a lot more people in the Valley get more involved in politics.

I think social media has reinvigorated people's enthusiasm to be active and to engage.