People don't want to believe they have to speak like Obama or Clinton to participate meaningfully in politics, because most of us don't speak like Obama or Clinton.
If you rush in and out of the clubhouse, you rush in and out of baseball.
It does not matter whether one is at the giving or receiving end of love just as long as one is part of the process in some way. It is only when we become disconnected from the process altogether that we should begin to worry.
The families who chose me to take their terminally ill kids on their last hunts in life many times over the years know and love the real Ted Nugent. That they decide I'm good enough to take part in such a spiritual and emotional moment in their lives proves that I am good enough.
I think e-mail petitions are an illusion. It gives people the illusion that they're participating in some meaningful political action.
It is essential that we enable young people to see themselves as participants in one of the most exciting eras in history, and to have a sense of purpose in relation to it.
The most impersonal seeming audiences eventually just say such intimate, smart, wise, amazing, totally surprising, funny things. It's empowering, in the sense of feeling like you're a part of something really important.
Vision comes alive when everyone sees where his or her contribution makes a difference.
If I get involved in a charity, I really want to be a part of it. I don't want to just put my name on your pamphlet.
It's always exciting to be part of films where you matter and add value.
It's rare that you get to be a part of something that, hopefully, has some significance socially or historically.
