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Van Jones Inspirational Quotes (255)

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If we keep pulling death from the ground, we will reap death from the skies.
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The green economy should not just be about reclaiming throw-away stuff. It should be about reclaiming thrown-away communities. It should not just be about recycling things to give them a second life. We should also be gathering up people and giving them a second chance.
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I'm not asking for more entitlement programs I'm asking for more enterprise.
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I used to be called the Green Jack Kemp because of my promotion of entrepreneurial and work-based solutions for poor people.
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Right now, when you go and hit the light switch in your house, you're participating in a state-protected monopoly. You're being forced to accept dirty power from a single producer.
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I think there's going to be a tug of war in this country over who are the real patriots because at a time of national crisis, economic collapse and calamity, ecological peril and social dislocation, the American people deserve to be a partner to the American government.
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The prospects of green economic opportunity is going to be determined to a great extent by politicians arriving at some sort of bi-partisan resolution.
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In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, we did create Color of Change, an organization which focused on African-Americans in particular, because we felt that there was a big gap there in terms of online advocacy which had left the black community particularly vulnerable.
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I saw in the Nineties that we were increasing police power with get tough policies and 3 strikes laws, but without additional oversights.
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I'm learning and changing all the time, and I expect to continue doing so my entire life.
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We should tell people we are working to protect our country. We are working to make America stronger for the long run.
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The problem isn't that the green jobs aren't sexy enough. It's that they're not plentiful enough. A young person looking for a job isn't looking just for a sexy job, they're looking for any job.
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Unfortunately, we have a 50% unemployment rate among our urban youth of color. It's not about making green jobs more attractive. It's about making them more available. And that requires Congress passing legislation that will give a real break to the people who want to introduce new technologies to the American marketplace.
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I learned more in those six months [ in the White House] than in the prior six years. I don't think that anybody who has had the privilege to serve the country at that level should walk out and behave like a crybaby. And I plan to continue to serve the country in other capacities.
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It's time to start bringing the congregations down to City Hall and to ask the mayors, the city councils and the school boards, What's the plan? What's the local government going to do for us?
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In addition, black folks need to attend green conferences, too. We just self-segregate and don't go. They might even waive your fee if you apply on a diversity basis, because they'd be so shocked to see somebody from a different background wanting to be a part of the green movement.
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I would argue that we have a patriotic duty to move toward energy independence and clean energy. It is a matter of national security - energy security, climate security, economic security, job security, everything.
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In a two-year period, all my dreams came true: the birth of a son... publishing a best-selling book... launching a successful organization... joining the [Barack] Obama Administration... And then all my nightmares came true.
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I want to be remembered as one of the great innovators among social justice advocates of the 21st Century.
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Trust your intuition and be resilient. If you have real breakout ideas, even your friends will laugh at you secretly until you can prove their viability.
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We are trying to reinvigorate our stagnant energy sector, to create avenues for new wealth. Clean energy innovation, job creation and energy independence should be common ground for all Americans.
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[Hillary Clinton] was going to have a very difficult pathway going forward anyway.
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The thing about this [Donald] Trump phenomenon is that there's a lot of good stuff in it the anti-elitism, the concern for working class jobs.
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Progressives always like clean energy ideas. But conservatives should like this agenda, too.
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