Van Jones Quotes
It's in that convergence of spiritual people becoming active and active people becoming spiritual that the hope of humanity now rests.
Quotes to Explore
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When we go to the store, we bring home more than food - we bring home traces of broader environmental problems. But we can use our shopping carts and dinner plates to help solve some of those problems.
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Look what venison does to a goofy guitar player from Detroit? I'm going to be 54 this year and if I had any more energy I'd scare you.
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Any woman who wishes to smash into the world of men isn't very feminine.
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I could go out to five parties a day if I wanted to. I don't. I have attachments to my wife and kids - and about 20 pieces of art.
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I'm not a collector of clothes. I've got clothes to wear.
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Natural selection is not gene centrist and nor is biology all about genes; our comprehending minds are a result of our fast evolving culture.
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I believe the collapse of the House of Windsor is tied in with the collapse of the Church of England.
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My mom was Jewish, so some would call me Jewish.
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Whatever we do from government, we need to do what's best for America. If we do that, that's bringing power back to the people.
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But we will play 6, 7 new songs each evening, approximately a third in the concert. I think it's a good balance. It will be very interesting to see the public's reaction. But i think when we'll play the very first new piece, we will be scared.
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I procrastinate all morning. That's when I get my office work done and answer e-mails and see what's on the Internet and do laundry.
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Happiness is a mysterious concept. It seems to work best as futurity: at that point I will be happy, et cetera. I feel like I experience small pieces of joy day to day.
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In terms of the mechanics of story, myth is an intriguing one because we didn't make myth up; myth is an imprinture of the human condition.
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I don't mind playing spoiler.
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The sci-fi movies I grew up with, the metaphor was very rich, and they used to really mean something: David Cronenberg's films, or John Carpenter's films, or the Phil Kaufman and Don Segel versions of 'Invasion Of The Body Snatchers,' or George Romero's early zombie films.
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As long as you get your education and you stay focused, you can do anything.
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I never thought of myself as a performer or songwriter or singer.
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I feel like I'll never get over red carpets. They're so bizarre and awkward.
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The way to entice people into cooking is to cook delicious things.
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The act of writing is a kind of catharsis, a liberation, but I never really concerned myself with that. I write because it interests me.
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Sometimes thinking back on things is a mistake arising out of pride, but I guess you live inside a moment for years, move with it and feel it grow, and it sends out roots until it touches everything in sight.
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My favorite model of success is when people say, 'Nobody bought that first Velvet Underground album, but everyone who did started a band.'
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It's in that convergence of spiritual people becoming active and active people becoming spiritual that the hope of humanity now rests.
