Van Jones Quotes
We've have to heed our Biblical obligation to be good stewards of the Earth after leaving the Garden of Eden.
Quotes to Explore
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The reason for not getting married was that I just didn't have a partner to get married to. Climbing mountains was more attractive to me than marriage, or other fun things like that.
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I have to wear two sports bras when I do my cardio. It takes a lot to hold these puppies up!
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Kids love to look at pictures of themselves.
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Love is the strongest and most fragile thing we have in life.
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When I learnt to write I became my own master, I became very strong, and that strength is with me to this very day.
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The struggle to get weapons is continuous, but the United States will aid us, if it finds Israel displaying a willingness for peace.
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The first decent building I did with my own practice was a chapel in Taiwan.
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Life wasn't about freeing up human souls. It was about creating obedient slaves in the hierarchical construction of the society - with God at the top, then the king and then the father.
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I've really been writing a lot of country songs. I used to get criticized for doing a 'Bump & Grind,' then turning around and doing a gospel song. But the truth is I'm glad I have a gift that allows me to switch lanes.
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Here's proof that if you live long enough, anything is possible.
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The happiness of one's own heart alone cannot satisfy the soul; one must try to include, as necessary to one's own happiness, the happiness of others.
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I never thought I would go to Gaza. It's incredibly difficult to get into, and when you get there, it's a war zone. Then they have this beach, and there's this incredible, vibrant beach culture there, which is something that I grew up with in Southern California.
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If there is one thing that makes me unique, it's that I riff a lot.
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Selectors can't please everyone, but I am OK if they are working for the benefit of Indian cricket. It's an administrative decision to appoint a selection committee, and I would like to let them do their job.
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I decided it was time to pay tribute to my own songs, to give them the opportunity to mature and be adult.
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It's just different in the music world. You come more with an entourage.
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I want to be the first person to laugh at myself. It makes other people feel at ease - we're all on an even playing field.
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If contemporary artists sincerely seek to be original, unique, and new, they should begin by disregarding the notions of originality, individuality, and innovation: they are the cliches of our time.
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I don't go to the sale rack. But I wouldn't say I am decadent in my spending. I am careful.
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I don't think I set out to have a career in female groups, but it's just kind of happened, and by nature of having worked with my sister - growing up with a sister who also plays, and being in communication with other female musicians.
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I think it is a mistake to judge science by Nobel Prizes.
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Had I not become entangled with music, I would have become an author much earlier.
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You have to keep writing. It's almost like practice, almost like tennis, that actually after a few days of not writing, first of all it makes you slightly depressed and uneasy, but it also affects the style when you start up again. You need to get the show on the road.
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We've have to heed our Biblical obligation to be good stewards of the Earth after leaving the Garden of Eden.
