Change Quote by Arnold Mindell

Change comes with both fear and some pain. Those two ingredients create mistrust, misunderstanding and misinformation. Such is the process of democracy.

— David Mixner

Democracy is not something you put away for ten years, and then in the 11th year you wake up and start practicing again. We…

— Chinua Achebe

Well, I would say that we've got to redefine democracy, that we have been stuck in concepts of representative democracy, that we believe that…

— Grace Lee Boggs

“Democracy requires active participation, and sooner or later someone ‘offers’ to take all the difficult decision-making away from you and your hectic life. But…

— Daniel Suarez

I submit to you that when in each man the dream of personal greatness dies, democracy loses the real source of its future strength.

— Edwin Land

Democracy forever teases us with the contrast between its ideals and its realities, between its heroic possibilities and its sorry achievements.

— Agnes Repplier

“The only realistic way to change things is direct participation in democracy.”

— Jón Gnarr

We have laid the foundation for a better life. Things that were unimaginable a few years ago have become everyday reality. I belong to…

— Nelson Mandela

Democracy doesn't mean I always get my way. It doesn't mean we always get what we want.

— Mike Cernovich

Democracy is not what we have. It is what we do.

— Frances Moore Lappé

I'm just trying to be part of the movement that decentralizes and hopefully creates peace. By supporting smaller, democratic structures, you can effect change.

— Dar Williams

Democracy is difficult and demanding. So is history. It can crack your voice; it can stir your soul; it can break your heart.

— Jill Lepore