Gbenga Akinnagbe Quotes

I have always been an active part of my community.

I'm a very community-oriented person.

As I get older and more tuned in to a community or an area, I see myself getting more involved. Not that I see myself running for office, but more involved in local issues.

I'd have to say I've become more aware of my communal responsibility.

My goal as a citizen is to do what I can to help the causes that I personally believe in.

Religiosity turns out to be the best indicator of civic involvement: it's more accurate than education, age, income, gender or race.

I think I've been a great citizen.

I've tried to be active in civic organizations as well as the Church.

I believe I have a personal responsibility to make a positive impact on society.

I like to go home and get involved in my community.

I'm a civic busybody and I've been blessed with an active career.

Even though I grew up and I didn't always like getting dragged to the meetings or the rallies or the speeches, I developed a very strong respect for participating in a democratic process.

There are a lot of ways to make a positive impact on the community without necessarily being a politician.

There is nothing that says you can't be active and love your community and fight for your community and still do your job.

Everyone should think seriously about public service at some point.

I want to do my bit for my city and my country.

I'm definitely active in the community down there in Charleston.

There are a lot of complaints by the older generation about the lack of action in this generation. My retort: give these people something to be engaged in. Cutting a check is not engaging.

Our democracy is not something to be taken for granted. You have to fight for it. You have to commit yourself to working for it - for the long haul.

All I know is, I think I would like to continue to do public service.

There's so much importance in honoring your everyday hero. It doesn't take money. It doesn't take connections. What matters is that people get involved. Whether your passion is gun control or food or whatever it may be, everybody needs to stop being so self-absorbed.

I had the opportunity at Duke to start doing things in the community, and it's something I continue to do even 20 years later.

I have always told anyone who would listen that I was available for more public service.

I want to help find opportunities for people to become active participants in their communities.

My passion for service came from my parents, and my community involvement began at a very young age, when I volunteered with the local Chamber of Commerce in Lowell, MA to help revitalize our city.