Van Jones Quotes
Hatred of the people who hate you, that is the opposite of being the enemy. I want to fight fire with water wherever I can.
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The first World War in so many ways shaped the 20th century and really remade our world for the worse.
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I have changed so much as an actor over the years.
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I've had self-esteem issues for a really, really long time. Plenty of people think I'm ugly, and plenty of people don't. But there's a moment when I'm modeling where I forget about my self-esteem issues and focus on what the photographer's telling me - and I feel pretty. And in that sense, it's selfish.
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Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.
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I don't like allegories.
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For me, 'Moby-Dick' is more than the greatest American novel ever written; it is a metaphysical survival manual - the best guidebook there is for a literate man or woman facing an impenetrable unknown: the future of civilization in this storm-tossed 21st century.
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The Haisla named this point Obela. Not so long ago, the bay was lined with longhouses and canoes, totem poles and fishing gear. The reserve was once a winter village, a place to celebrate the sacred season, when memories passed in dance and song and stories from one generation to the next with great feasts called potlatches.
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I love fire. As a child I loved setting light to things. I'd always be in the forest putting matches to pieces of wood. I've always regarded fire as my friend.
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No such thing as a man willing to be honest - that would be like a blind man willing to see.
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Controversy equalizes fools and wise men in the same way - and the fools know it.
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When you do take the home pregnancy test, it doesn't quite seem real. But when you see the baby and the heartbeat on the ultrasound, it's so incredible.
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It's a society of knowledge and experience. You have better experience and knowledge when you are 60, 65 and 70.
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I've been engaged a couple times.
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When I see old photos of me on the beach I don't look too bad... but it's hard trying to breathe in for such a long time when I spot the photographers!
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I love twins stories.
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I don't feel we need a declaration from the Palestinians that they recognize Israel as a Jewish state.
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When a person starts to talk about their dreams, it's as if something bubbles up from within. Their eyes brighten, their face glows, and you can feel the excitement in their words.
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One of the reasons I really love low budget filmmaking is you don't have to think about that as much. You can have more fun and be more playful and be freer creatively.
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I didn't have to struggle at all to get an agent and a publisher. Everything fell into my lap.
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I need to ask the questions the people at home want answered.
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From 1911 to 1928, the country was officially called Republic of China, but in reality, it was actually split between different warlords. It was one of the liveliest periods in Chinese history. It is therefore quite theatrical, and it is good for making films.
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Hatred of the people who hate you, that is the opposite of being the enemy. I want to fight fire with water wherever I can.
