Nick Hanauer

The truth is that all civic and social change is friction. Politics is friction. The only way you can bend the arc of history is to create that kind of friction, which is something that makes most people incredibly uncomfortable but which, for whatever reason, because of my upbringing or because of my genetics, is something that doesn't bug me.

American Businessman

Stacey Abrams

I have been privileged to write across multiple facets of my life: to write romance novels, to write memoir, to write about leadership, and to write tax and social policy articles. The act of writing is integral to who I am. I'm a writer, a politician, a tax attorney, a civic leader, and an entrepreneur. I am proud of what I've accomplished.

American Politician

Colin Powell

Children need to get a high-quality education, avoid violence and the criminal-justice system, and gain jobs. But they deserve more. We want them to learn not only reading and math but fairness, caring, self-respect, family commitment, and civic duty.

American Statesman

Oscar Munoz

I believe we must go further in redefining what United's corporate citizenship looks like in our society... and we intend to live up to those higher expectations in the way we embody social responsibility and civic leadership everywhere we operate.

John McCain

Civic participation over a lifetime, working in neighborhoods and communities and service of all kinds - military and civilian, full-time and part-time, national and international - will strengthen America's civic purpose.

Gary Herbert

I am confident that, as elected officials, we can work together with religious, business and civic leaders, as well as the LGBT community, to develop policies that treat all people with dignity and respect.

Donna Brazile

Civic education and civic responsibility should be taught in elementary school.

Christine Pelosi

Voting is a civic sacrament - the highest responsibility we have as Americans.

American Writer

Gladys Berejiklian

My parents gave us a strong sense of civic responsibility.

Australian Politician

William H. O'Connell

The walls are raised against honest men in civic life.

American Clergyman

Civic relates to actions impacting one's immediate community, often in a positive way.

Local Impact

Civic often connects with government or official city affairs.

Government Link

'Civic' is about public or shared concerns, not individual interests.

Not Personal

Civic highlights responsibilities one has towards their local area.

Responsibility Aspect

Use 'civic' when discussing community life or collective issues.

Community Focus

Civic isn't just physical spaces; it's about community actions and attitudes.

Beyond Physical

 what anybody fears and breaking rules of the game is getting caught ideal to be great to see law enforcement show up but those guys are busy they're tied up all the time so being citizens of the forest it's our civic responsibility to do what we can oh what a beautiful place seed

Weapons Master PIPE The...

 Do you sense them? Do you understand power? Do you realize why it matters? Power is something we are often uncomfortable talking about. That's especially true in civic life, how we live together in community. In a democracy, power is supposed to reside with the people, period.

How to understand power...

 cars platooning down streets while being able to carry out individualized pickups and drop-offs and it's the scale of civic spaces animated by new kinds of vehicles that improve the life of the mobility impaired of the aging population by extending the compass and

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 Or, instead, they could give the food they would have wasted to her, upped their civic cred. Or, the white woman who called the police on the eight-year-old black girl, she could have bought all the inventory from that little black girl, support a small business.

How to deconstruct...

 It can be the flag of the city of Chicago. That's how deeply the flag has gotten into the civic imagery of Chicago. And it isn't just that people love Chicago and therefore love the flag. I also think that people love Chicago more because the flag is so cool.

Why city flags may be...

 It is believed that Crundwell felt entitled to a lavish lifestyle based on her position, and the notoriety her winnings brought to the city. It's tempting to think of fraud as a victimless crime because corporations and civic institutions aren't people.

How people rationalize...

 on streets and social media, protesters around the world are challenging the status quo. Protest can thrust issues onto the national or global agenda, it can force out tyrants, it can activate people who have long been on the sidelines of civic life.

How to turn protest into...

 the gap between perception and reality on key aspects of globalization. And that can't just be something that's left to our schools, although that's important to begin at an early age. It has to be about lifelong civic participation

Why Brexit happened --...

 and it is the physical manifestation of the common good. And when you degrade the public realm, you will automatically degrade the quality of your civic life

James Kunstler: How bad...

 I want to appeal to Americans. I want to appeal to their humanity, to their dignity, to their civic pride and ownership