Van Jones Quotes
We just want government to be a smart, supportive, reliable partner to the forces that are working for good in this country.
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I think a lot of young girls see actresses, and they think of red carpets, and they think of 'Us Weekly,' and they don't really think about the breaking down of a script and what that requires and what you would need to pull it off.
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A person, who no matter how desperate the situation, gives others hope, is a true leader.
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Metaphysics is a dark ocean without shores or lighthouse, strewn with many a philosophic wreck.
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I've lived in New York for a really long time.
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I love anything to do with history.
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One of my favorite episodes was the one in which Homer grew hair. That was a very unique episode, since there was a gay secretary, but that wasn't even the issue of the show-the issue was Homer's image changing because he had hair.
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I recently went to New York for the first time, and honey, I'm in love with that place. I'm obsessed with its sausages.
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It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one's dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent.
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'Bruce Lee' didn't work, and there were apprehensions about what the fans might say. People might have commented that Charan could have waited for some time before selecting me again. But that's what makes it a real achievement to me. People want to work with me because of the comfort level; nobody would work with you again otherwise.
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I would like to break out of this dark, brooding image, cause I'm actually not like that at all.
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For me, what I really want to come out of it is to show people that I can hold together a movie, be the number one character and play someone who is twenty or twenty-one.
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If it's really beautiful weather, sometimes I might take a helicopter out. I got my license in 1999.
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I love yoga and hiking - I think that's the perfect combo.
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Ruby inherited the Perl philosophy of having more than one way to do the same thing. I inherited that philosophy from Larry Wall, who is my hero actually. I want to make Ruby users free. I want to give them the freedom to choose.
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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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Medicine heals doubts as well as diseases.
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Even though people say Richard Harris and I have been having a great feud, it's not true.
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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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Let's get government support for farmers to make the transition to organic.
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I write fiction that reflects Islamic logic: fictional worlds where cause and effect are governed by Muslim rationale. However, my characters do not necessarily behave as 'good' Muslims; they are not ideals or role models.
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O child! dear child! Above the clouds I lift my wing To hear the bells of Heaven ring; Some of their music, though my flights be wild, To Earth I bring; Then let me soar and sing!
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I cannot express it: but surely you and everybody have a notion that there is, or should be, an existence of yours beyond you.
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We just want government to be a smart, supportive, reliable partner to the forces that are working for good in this country.
