If I didn't have that deep grounding, it would be very easy for me to just be someone who is consumed with anger and hatred. And that would be Trump's great victory: to turn us into replicas of him, just on the other side of a wall screen. I refuse to let me or my family or my movement or my friends be turned into the opposite of Trump. I want to be the antidote for Trump.
The usual pattern of demagogues is to promise the moon, fail to deliver, and then blame vulnerable others for those failures. - Van Jones
The usual pattern of demagogues is to promise the moon, fail to deliver, and then blame vulnerable others for those failures.
- Van Jones
In a democracy, you won't always get to have your way. But you should always get to have your say. - Van Jones
In a democracy, you won't always get to have your way. But you should always get to have your say.
Now we stand at our own crossroads, looking out upon two futures: one with rising temperatures, rising oceans, and rising violence on a hot and strip… - Van Jones
Now we stand at our own crossroads, looking out upon two futures: one with rising temperatures, rising oceans, and rising violence on a hot and strip…
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 … - Van Jones
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 …
Dr. King didn't get famous giving a speech that said,"I have a complaint." - Van Jones
Dr. King didn't get famous giving a speech that said,"I have a complaint."
All humans have fear, and those of us who are fortunate have faith. - Van Jones
All humans have fear, and those of us who are fortunate have faith.
The message is going to be the same. It's very simple. We're either going to turn to each other or on each other. - Van Jones
The message is going to be the same. It's very simple. We're either going to turn to each other or on each other.
If you think love is weak, that's a personal problem because real love is the strongest thing in the universe. - Van Jones
If you think love is weak, that's a personal problem because real love is the strongest thing in the universe.
If we stand for change, we can spark a popular movement with power, influence, magic and genius. - Van Jones
If we stand for change, we can spark a popular movement with power, influence, magic and genius.
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