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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My heroes were all in the theatre.
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People in startup-land live inside it. They see themselves as really good people even when they're doing something that's very bad. There's a huge disconnect from reality in the tech world.
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A man can stand a lot as long as he can stand himself. He can live without hope, without friends, without books, even without music, as long as he can listen to his own thoughts and to the singing of a bird outside his window and to the far-away voice of the sea.
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Humility is the gateway into the grace and the favor of God.
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Let no one trust so entirely to natural prudence as to persuade himself that it will suffice to guide him without help from experience.
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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.
