Van Jones Quotes
Come, then, let us go forward together with our united strength - and win a better future for generations to come.
Quotes to Explore
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The experience of being in space didn't change my perspective of myself or of the planet or of life. I had no spiritual experience.
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Time has lost all meaning in that nightmare alley of the Western world known as the American mind.
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We're a very iterative company, so we jump on basically all new technology.
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Excellence is not a skill, it's an attitude.
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I don't know that much about who directs what movies, but I'm definitely inspired by the look of old movies; I find them to be really beautiful.
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There is no diplomacy like candor.
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You must learn from the mistakes of others. You can't possibly live long enough to make them all yourself.
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It was really impossible to break through in Russia. We couldn't buy any balls. We really didn't have any courts, no rackets, nothing. And no people to practice with.
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I love Frank Ocean. I think he's so talented and his music is so great. So, I would love to do one of his songs like 'Bad Religion' or 'Pink Matter.'
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I was at a ballpark as much as I was in school. I was on a basketball court or football field as much as I was in school, so I definitely was receiving mentorship when it came to coaches, my father, my grandfather, and my uncles.
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I'm an all-or-nothing person.
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It's more fun to look at an old picture of me than it is to look at a new one sometimes. Although, I still wear a dress pretty well.
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I just wish that people will be kinder to me when I pass away.
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I originally got into this because of a five-year-old's begrudgery of his teacher. Mrs. Lawlor cast me as a tree, and I was disgusted. I was sure I had more to offer than that. It was like, 'OK, if you want me to be set dressing, fine, I'll take it on the chin but I'll show you - I'm going to be a big actor some day.'
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I love thinking about the film, the project and committing myself as much as possible.
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It's kind of fun to do the impossible.
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When the news wants to tell you something is important, they put dramatic theme music behind it. They scare you into watching the story.
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I love boliche, roasted pig, and black beans and rice. When I need a quick fix, I head to Cafe Cortadito on Avenue B and 3rd here in New York City.
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Hungary was the only Central European country that was not able to create a new constitution after the collapse of the communist regime.
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I was raised Irish Catholic and went to Holy Names Academy, an all-girl's private Catholic school. I loved the nuns there and I love them to this day.
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I'm constantly astounded by how amazing women are. And as we go through all these different stages of life as long as you share them with others and say, 'Well, this is bloody weird', you can get through everything.
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Actors have this amazing skill - we bond quite quickly but equally we move on quite quickly. There's nothing particularly cold or capricious about it - we're troubadours and lead a troubadour's lifestyle.
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There is only so much I can understand and not screw up.
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Come, then, let us go forward together with our united strength - and win a better future for generations to come.
