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Volunteering Quotes and Other Words of Support
“To some, the term active citizenship might mean very little, or indeed, may seem to be another academic concept. To me, an active citizen is one who is aware of what is happening around them and strives towards the common good. It is about accepting a responsibility to help others and being happy to contribute to improve the quality of life of those less fortunate than ourselves.”
Bertie Ahern TD
“When the story of these times gets written, we want it to say that we did all we could, and it was more than anyone could have imagined.”
Bono
"There is a strong link between volunteering and active citizenship. Involvement in voluntary activities is a tangible expression of participatory democracy. But sometimes we as parliamentarians don’t pay enough attention to the other side of the equation - participatory democracy. This is where citizens through their activities participate in the democratic process and volunteering facilitates this important process."
Marian Harkin MEP
“This Department is pleased to be working with Volunteer...Ireland to develop a transparent and consistent policy relating to the centres in Ireland. This development of a supportive framework for Volunteer Centres is important in the context of the Government’s commitments under Towards 2016 and the recommendations of the Task Force on Active Citizenship”.
Dept. of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
’"We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean, but the ocean would be less because of that missing drop. We can do no great things, only small things with great love.’"
Mother Teresa of Calcutta
"Service to others is the payment you make for your space here on earth".
Mohammed Ali
"One is not born into the world to do everything but to do something."
Henry David Thoreau, poet, writer, philosopher
"No one has ever become poor by giving".
Anne Frank
"We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give"
Sir Winston Churchill
