Van Jones Quotes
Well, we in America are about to break up with oil. Why not break up with poverty and discrimination too?
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I think a strong dollar is the result of policies, but I don't think the strong dollar is in and of itself a policy.
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Do you force your kids to pay attention to what's going on, or do you let them live their lives outside of it? My hope is that my child is a strong activist. That would make me most proud.
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I sort of write onstage. I'll throw an idea out there, like Home Depot, and just start talking about it.
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Mr. Speaker, from hurricanes and floods in Latin America to earthquakes in Asia, natural disasters are increasingly becoming a regular feature of life for large numbers of people around the globe.
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It's kind of amazing that people will travel because of a book. I admire that.
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If you look back on the breakups that you've had, whether it's a long relationship or a one-night stand, it's always awkward.
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I think I've owned all the models of iPods so far. And these days between my iPod, iPhone and my personal laptop computer, I'm someone who is very, very grateful for all the ways to listen to music and completely switch off from people around me and listen to the music in detail, which is very hard to do if you're in a room with other people.
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I don't know what the instinct is, to save every report card, every half-sentence scribbled note, but my mother did it pretty effectively, and I've done it to a fare-thee-well.
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People still kill in the name of religion. We haven't evolved to the point where we're one tribe called humans.
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When you argue with your inferiors, you convince them of only one thing: they are as clever as you.
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I really like Los Angeles - I had a good life out there. But the reason I choose to live in New York is because when I'm between engagements, as they say, something creative always comes up for me, like 'Julian Po,' or helping teach at NYU, or helping stage a show at Juilliard.
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We had a kid. The kid was awesome. She didn't fall asleep easily. We complained about it. We got frustrated. But we didn't look for an out. We just accepted that this was part of parenting.
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You don't have to have a great voice to sing, just a distinctive one. But make sure you say the words clearly and tell a story.
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I love dogs. I have a Golden Doodle and an Alaskan Klee Kai.
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I mean, Tool has a style, but we try to make all our songs sound different from each other.
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From the viewpoint of what you can do, therefore, languages do differ - but the differences are limited. For example, Python and Ruby provide almost the same power to the programmer.
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When I am not working, I am home. I love spending time at my house.
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I always think that good writers should be growing up on the brink of death - it really lets them see mortality very clearly.
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With my job, I am designing spaces for families on a weekly basis, and that is where I get my creative outlet.
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Campaign boot camp started as an opportunity to work in a grassroots way with people who were running for Congress. Colleagues on the Democratic National Committee were batting around different possibilities. I said, 'We should have boot camps.'
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Angela [Merkel] and I also agreed the need for a comprehensive and humane response to the devastating humanitarian crisis in Syria and for the influx of migrants and refugees from around the world. We need to build on the progress achieved at the U.N. Refugee Summit, which yielded new commitments from some 50 nations and organizations.
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No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing.
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Well, we in America are about to break up with oil. Why not break up with poverty and discrimination too?
