Engagement Quotes

"He that has doctrinal knowledge and speculation only, without affection, never is engaged in the business of religion." "A child who has become master of his acts through long and repeated exercises, and who has been encouraged by the pleasant and interesting activities in which he has been engaged, always shows a strong specific character: he is master of himself and knows how to conduct himself in society." "Erotic aliveness requires active engagement and the courage to let go." "What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure" "There's no such thing as an attention span. There is only the quality of what you are viewing." "I love the connection you get with an audience when there's no separation " "The only obligation to which in advance we may hold a novel without incurring the accusation of being arbitrary is that it be interesting." "We commit ourselves to language and community at the same time" "Doing is better than not doing" "The worst of all listeners is the man who does nothing but listen" "When you don't talk down to your audience, then they can grow with you" "The goal of education should be to enable people to become active and engaged citizens, questioning and organizing against injustices." "To love someone fiercely, to believe in something with your whole heart, to celebrate a fleeting moment in time, to fully engage in a life that doesn’t come with guarantees" "Be interesting, be enthusiastic... and don't talk too much" "Writing does not mean to passively add to the noise of the world but to actively engage in the transformation of knowledge"