I was elected because I believed in what we call "grassroots politics," politics from the bottom up, not the top down.
Spontaneous combustion of grassroots politics is the future.
My answer to those who oppose my appointment as CEO is that this is really a decision of the YWCA. They want to strengthen their grassroots to advocate on behalf of women's and children's empowerment and ending racism.
A utopian future for the Internet could be secured if the heavy-duty influencers - and the grassroots influencers tweeting along - can create a new global organization peopled with defenders of Internet freedom.
I've always been fascinated by the grassroots folktale level of a culture, and as a storyteller, I have to follow what seems to be leading me on.
The Tea Party emerged from a laudably grassroots base: libertarians, fervent Constitutionalists, and ordinary people alarmed at the suppression of liberties, whether by George W. Bush or Barack Obama.
There are so many people out there working with great grassroots and global and national organizations that are unsung heroes to me.
It was truly an astonishing grassroots explosion,. . . The objective was to get a nationwide demonstration of concern for the environment so large that it would shake the political establishment out of its lethargy.
I very much believe in values-based leadership, and that the values that I believe in and try to govern by are transcendent values. They have nothing to do with race or even with political parties. Secondly, I think nothing substitutes for the power of the grassroots by showing them the courtesy of going to them where they are and inviting them to take part in the political process.
The best education I received was working with people in the community on a grassroots basis. Because what it taught me was that ordinary people, when they are working together can do extraordinary things.
Anytime there's an actual grassroots movement that isn't funded by people trying to create a grassroots movement, I find that interesting.
All change starts with a distant rumble at the grassroots level.
I`ve had over $20 million spent attacking me. That`s not grassroots money. That`s money from the establishment. We have always had to take on the establishment. We`ll do it again, because the Republican Party needs to turn the page and move forward. And we will.
I'd rather work with a grassroots organization than in politics. I'm not sure I'd be the best politician because I don't think I'm good about tactfully tiptoeing around questions in the right way.
I've never seen the kind of enthusiasm at the grassroots that I see campaigning with or for Donald Trump.
I had this epiphany that I like the interaction with people. I wanted to make things happen at a grassroots level.
I love being a part of something that is grassroots, and you can see the actual changes, the effect of what people do.
It's the people who are doing the nonviolent organizing at the grassroots that make me think there's still hope.
You need a Democratic Party which is a grassroots party, which makes decisions from the bottom on up, not just from the top on down.
I think Detroit is starting to get it. We consider it a victory for the grassroots, CalCars, and the Internet-led effort.
