Van Jones Quotes
The message is going to be the same. It's very simple. We're either going to turn to each other or on each other.
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I've always loved to dress up a bit and show off.
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Fame didn't happen to me in my 20s, it has been a gradual thing which probably makes it easier to deal with.
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At first my publisher had reservations about publishing it in the form you are familiar with.
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I've seen women afraid to stretch for things. They avoid opportunities they don't feel qualified for yet. Instead, they should grab risky opportunities that will force them to grow on the job and learn to do it.
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Children should neither be seen or heard from - ever again.
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It took me years of attempts and failed drafts before I finally wrote the elegies I needed to write.
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Being innovative in your philanthropy allows you to stride forward in your giving journey; you can marry your mind and heart to turn charity into lasting impact; and you can become more ambitious in your giving.
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I'm a black Catholic raised in Decatur, Georgia, which was very gang-infested. Then, I went to an all-white private high school and excelled in sports and wrote poetry, then played football at the University of Georgia, minoring in drama.
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The Greek city-states politicised citizen and subject, creating institutions that were way ahead of anything in China or India. The politicians of antiquity exercised a political and military, if not economic, hegemony on the culture as a whole. The idea of democracy was first born and practised here.
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In the decline of the day, near Kentucky river, as we ascended the brow of a small hill, a number of Indians rushed out of a thick cane-brake upon us, and made us prisoners.
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I always have the impression that I write the same book.
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I am definitely still the same kid that I was picking up the guitar at 15. But, I have definitely learned to be more flexible and roll with the punches. It's such an unpredictable business to be in and it's insane how things change so last minute.
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I don't remember my first two marriages... the details are very sketchy.
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Mass layoffs produce big winners and losers. Most workers who remain are financially unscathed, even though their employer is struggling.
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Dan Henderson, even when you're close and he hits you from very, very close, you can feel how heavy his hands are. His hands are pretty powerful.
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Probably the most useful thing I can do as secretary of state is to assist the president in adapting and renewing the transnational institutions that were created after World War II.
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I'm working on bringing the instant film camera back as part of the future.
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I think there's a lot to be said for keeping your own counsel.
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Hollywood is the only thing more ridiculous than Silicon Valley. There's nowhere else where it's stranger.
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Characters with questionable morals are sexy.
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Conservatives must avoid the siren song of schism, or all is lost.
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We must have order, allocating to each thing its proper place and giving to each thing is due according to its nature.
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What people do in their own homes is their business, and you can choose to love whoever you love. That's their business. It's no different than discriminating against blacks. It's discrimination, plain and simple.
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The message is going to be the same. It's very simple. We're either going to turn to each other or on each other.
