Van Jones Quotes
To green our country, regular people will have to put on hard hats and work boots, roll up their sleeves - and get to work.
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I want to be here for a long time, so I am going to do everything I have to do to be here. And I want to walk my daughter down the aisle and give her away to somebody some day. I want to make sure I am still here to make sure my two young sons become men.
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We did a remake of Lost in Space. Filmed it in London for four months.
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When you are tough on yourself, life is going to be infinitely easier on you.
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I never left doo wop.
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I was a scapegoat. The media had to put responsibility on somebody, and I was chosen. They felt free to say that because someone was thin they were anorexic, which is ridiculous.
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I spent half my life being hurt. The leftovers of hurt are an automatic gesture, like a dog that salivates.
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The mind is but too naturally prone to pleasure, but too easily yielded to dissipation.
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Be who you are and be that well.
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Painting what I experience, translating what I feel, is like a great liberation. But it is also work, self-examination, consciousness, criticism, struggle.
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In my early 20s, I didn't even know what the Groundlings was. I had no idea. But I know how to break down a script and work on the character.
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My grandmother impressed upon me the importance of family, and my grandfather encouraged my hunger for learning.
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I took all my wax studies and threw them in the fire... that's the way it is when something unpleasant happens to me. I take my hammer and I squash a figure.
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People seldom refuse help, if one offers it in the right way.
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I make big objects that are simple, bright and clear, kind of ironic but hopefully funny because I love the shapes, and I get inspiration from toys and books, and I believe in art for everyone.
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Peyton Royce and Billie Kay are two phenomenal workers; I would love to see them up here on Smackdown. They're great girls with great talent. A bit of momentum, and we're going to see amazing things from them.
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Lastly, his tomb shall list and founder in the troughs of grass. And none shall speak his name.
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A cap on carbon is important because it sets a specific goal for reducing carbon emissions 80% by 2050.
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I can write best in the silence and solitude of the night, when everyone has retired.
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Vain? Let it be so! Nature was her teacher,What if a lovely and unsistered creatureLoved her own harmless gift of pleasing feature.
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I like trendy clothes just like everybody else does.
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I love the fact we're still on the road. I was born to be a factory worker really, so for me the chance to get on stage at Wembley 30 years after we started is amazing.
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I think the best way to find out about something is to try to do it to the max. A lot of people take up a hobby or sport and then find an excuse not to carry on with it. Once I start something, I won't stop until I'm as good at it as I'll ever be.
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I was able to solve enough big problems along the way that the sheriff didn't come along and put the 'bankruptcy' sign up.
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To green our country, regular people will have to put on hard hats and work boots, roll up their sleeves - and get to work.
