Well, we in America are about to break up with oil. Why not break up with poverty and discrimination too? — Van Jones Copy Share Image
"Big" government? Who wants that? I just want effective government. That means America's government needs to be big in some places, small… — Van Jones Copy Share Image
There is, unfortunately, too large a number of people who are just outright bigots in America. They're nowhere near a majority. They're… — Van Jones Copy Share Image
America cannot be America in the new century until it deals with these new questions of gender, including the trans issues, and… — Van Jones Copy Share Image
By kicking its carbon addiction, America will increase its national wealth and generate millions of jobs that can't be outsourced. — Van Jones Copy Share Image
We should tell people we are working to protect our country. We are working to make America stronger for the long run. — Van Jones Copy Share Image
We need a national renewable energy goal. Such a goal, sometimes called a renewable energy standard (RES), would spell out what percentage… — Van Jones Copy Share Image
The problem that we have in America now is, some people only see the positive stuff and wave off the toxic stuff,… — Van Jones Copy Share Image
Let me say what I actually believe. I believe that 9/11 was a conspiracy, by Al Qaeda, and Osama Bin Laden, and… — Van Jones Copy Share Image
Little kids sing a song called "America the Beautiful." They sing a song called "This Land Is Your Land, This Land Is… — Van Jones Copy Share Image
Every person with a pulse has a responsibility to stand in solidarity with the Muslim community that is on the front lines… — Van Jones Copy Share Image
To make sure we aren't training people for jobs that don't exist, the government should provide companies with loans or loan guarantees.… — Van Jones Copy Share Image
In other words: we can fight pollution and poverty at the same time, with the same method. We can beat global warming… — Van Jones Copy Share Image
I think that America could not become America until it dealt with the disenfranchisement of women and African Americans in the last… — Van Jones Copy Share Image
The Trump phenomenon has a lot of really good stuff in it, the anti-elitism, the concern for America's economy in the Rust… — Van Jones Copy Share Image
America should be leading the world in green and clean solutions, and human rights. We shouldn't be leading the world in wars… — Van Jones Copy Share Image
Deep patriots don't just sing the song, 'America the Beautiful' and then go home. We actually stick around to defend America’s beauty… — Van Jones Copy Share Image
I've had a chance to meet some of my civil rights heroes and, more recently, members of the young generation around [Barack]… — Van Jones Copy Share Image
Trump is much, much worse than people understand. In his ideal world, you would have an alliance between Trump, Putin, Marine Le… — Van Jones Copy Share Image
That America is in the calamity is a result of a certain amount of elitism in the Democratic Party where they're tied… — Van Jones Copy Share Image
Let me say what I actually believe. I believe that 9/11 was a conspiracy, by Al Qaeda, and Osama Bin Laden, and… — Van Jones Copy Share Image
To shift America (and the world) to a cleaner energy economy, millions of people will have to go to work in new… — Van Jones Copy Share Image
This [2016] election was lost because a total of 70,000 people - out of 120-130 million votes - in the Rust belt,… — Van Jones Copy Share Image
Frankly, the conservatives need to be better conservatives. Real conservatives actually respect our Constitution and would stand up to an authoritarian. Real… — Van Jones Copy Share Image
Right now, the government is spending billions of dollars supporting the problem-makers in the U.S. economy - the polluters, despoilers, incarcerators, and warmongers. — Van Jones Copy Share
If [Donald] Trump throws 20 million off of health care, that's going to be - if he handles this badly - and it's very… — Van Jones Copy Share
America should be leading the world in green and clean solutions, and human rights. We shouldn't be leading the world in wars and incarceration… — Van Jones Copy Share
I learned more in those six months [ in the White House] than in the prior six years. I don't think that anybody who… — Van Jones Copy Share
Most green-collar jobs are middle-skill jobs. That means they require more education that a high-school diploma, but less than a four-year degree. — Van Jones Copy Share
The problem that we have is that most Americans don't even study American history, let alone Pinochet, Mussolini, Hitler, Stalin and all these guys. — Van Jones Copy Share
[Donald Trump] is a horrible human being, but he ain't worse than Bull Connor. Fannie Lou loved Bull Connor and beat Bull Connor because… — Van Jones Copy Share
The government built the grid to favor one industry over others. But I don't hear any conservatives screaming about that. Folks don't understand that… — Van Jones Copy Share
Keith Ellison is an organizer's organizer.He's one of the only Muslims in Congress, so you have a big statement there. — Van Jones Copy Share
Everybody should be mad but anger only takes you so far. At some point, you'll have outrage fatigue and burn out. — Van Jones Copy Share
We have to accept that some very toxic stuff was marbled into the Trump phenomenon. — Van Jones Copy Share
All the big ideas for getting us onto a lower carbon trajectory involve a lot of people doing a lot of work, and that's… — Van Jones Copy Share
I'm the guy that's trying to break up that monopoly to introduce free enterprise and competition to the energy sector. — Van Jones Copy Share
I think that America could not become America until it dealt with the disenfranchisement of women and African Americans in the last century. It… — Van Jones Copy Share
I'm learning and changing all the time, and I expect to continue doing so my entire life. — Van Jones Copy Share
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