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title: "29 Should Quotes By Van Jones"
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> [Maybe we should be a little bit more tender-hearted.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-jones/maybe-we-should-be-a-little-bit-more-tender-hearted/)

[Van Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-jones/)

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> [Anybody who's mad should run for something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-jones/anybody-who-s-mad-should-run-for-something/)

[Van Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-jones/)

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> [Clean energy independence should be an area of common ground.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-jones/clean-energy-independence-should-be-an-area-of-common-ground/)

[Van Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-jones/)

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> [People in red states and blue states can agree that clean air is better than dirty air; therefore we should use clean…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-jones/people-in-red-states-and-blue-states-can-agree-that-clean-air-is/)

[Van Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-jones/)

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> [There is great wisdom, there's great strength and there's great beauty in all of our religion, and those should be marshaled for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-jones/there-is-great-wisdom-there-s-great-strength-and-there-s-great-beauty/)

[Van Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-jones/)

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> [In countries where there are real civil wars, people go through a lot, and we should be willing to go through a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-jones/in-countries-where-there-are-real-civil-wars-people-go-through-a-lot/)

[Van Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-jones/)

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> [We should stop calling ourselves environmentalists - and just call ourselves patriots.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-jones/we-should-stop-calling-ourselves-environmentalists-and-just-call/)

[Van Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-jones/)

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> [We should use the transition to a better energy strategy as an opportunity to create a better economy and a better country…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-jones/we-should-use-the-transition-to-a-better-energy-strategy-as-an/)

[Van Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-jones/)

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> [Progressives always like clean energy ideas. But conservatives should like this agenda, too.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-jones/progressives-always-like-clean-energy-ideas-but-conservatives-should/)

[Van Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-jones/)

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> [Environmentalists and clean energy champions should stop telling people that we are working for "sustainability," which nobody understands.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-jones/environmentalists-and-clean-energy-champions-should-stop-telling/)

[Van Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-jones/)

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> [Apparently, the fossil-fuel industry's strategy is to convince the American people that we should just burn all the way through the last…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-jones/apparently-the-fossil-fuel-industry-s-strategy-is-to-convince-the/)

[Van Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-jones/)

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> [ The problem is that we didn't fight the way we should've fought. We made it be about \[Donald Trump\] and \[Hillary Clinton\]… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-jones/the-problem-is-that-we-didn-t-fight-the-way-we-should-ve-fought-we/)

[Van Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-jones/)

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> [As champions of green jobs, we're asking questions that progressives should like, like "How are we going to avoid baking the planet,"…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-jones/as-champions-of-green-jobs-we-re-asking-questions-that-progressives/)

[Van Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-jones/)

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> [Now, here's a good question: should serious people focus on global political instability - terrorism, failing states, nuclear weapons - or should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-jones/now-here-s-a-good-question-should-serious-people-focus-on-global/)

[Van Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-jones/)

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> [I'm saying you should have the right not only to be an energy consumer but an energy producer. Follow the money to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-jones/i-m-saying-you-should-have-the-right-not-only-to-be-an-energy/)

[Van Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-jones/)

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> [America should be leading the world in green and clean solutions, and human rights. We shouldn't be leading the world in wars…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-jones/america-should-be-leading-the-world-in-green-and-clean-solutions-and/)

[Van Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-jones/)

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> [We should not allow the fundamentalists and the bigots to take over and speak for the great faiths any more than we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-jones/we-should-not-allow-the-fundamentalists-and-the-bigots-to-take-over/)

[Van Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-jones/)

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> [I had this radical idea that the police should obey the law. My view was that any human system without adequate checks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-jones/i-had-this-radical-idea-that-the-police-should-obey-the-law-my-view/)

[Van Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-jones/)

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> [We're just trying to end illegitimate government support for a single technology, which is un-American. We should be leading the world in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-jones/we-re-just-trying-to-end-illegitimate-government-support-for-a-single/)

[Van Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-jones/)

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> [Ordinary Americans can't pollute for free. You can't dump your trash on the sidewalk or throw all your refuse into your neighbor's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-jones/ordinary-americans-can-t-pollute-for-free-you-can-t-dump-your-trash/)

[Van Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-jones/)

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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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-jones/we-should-tell-people-we-are-working-to-protect-our-country-we-are/)

[Van Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-jones/)

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> [In a democracy, you won't always get to have your way. But you should always get to have your say.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-jones/in-a-democracy-you-won-t-always-get-to-have-your-way-but-you-should/)

[Van Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-jones/)

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> [Everybody should be mad but anger only takes you so far. At some point, you'll have outrage fatigue and burn out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-jones/everybody-should-be-mad-but-anger-only-takes-you-so-far-at-some-point/)

[Van Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-jones/)

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> [Each and every one of us should stop playing small and license ourselves to become one of the giants of the new…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-jones/each-and-every-one-of-us-should-stop-playing-small-and-license/)

[Van Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-jones/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-jones/we-are-trying-to-reinvigorate-our-stagnant-energy-sector-to-create/)

[Van Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-jones/)

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> [There are about 46,000 jobs supported by the solar industry right now. That's fewer than it should be, too. And you have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-jones/there-are-about-46-000-jobs-supported-by-the-solar-industry-right-now/)

[Van Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-jones/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-jones/the-green-economy-should-not-just-be-about-reclaiming-throw-away/)

[Van Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-jones/)

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> [To make sure we aren't training people for jobs that don't exist, the government should provide companies with loans or loan guarantees.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-jones/to-make-sure-we-aren-t-training-people-for-jobs-that-don-t-exist-the/)

[Van Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-jones/)

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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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-jones/i-learned-more-in-those-six-months-in-the-white-house-than-in-the/)

[Van Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-jones/)

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## Other authors on Should

## More by Van Jones

> [Right now, the government is spending billions of dollars supporting the problem-makers in the U.S. economy - the polluters, despoilers, incarcerators, and warmongers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-jones/right-now-the-government-is-spending-billions-of-dollars-supporting/)

[Van Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-jones/)

> [ If \[Donald\] Trump throws 20 million off of health care, that's going to be - if he handles this badly - and it's very… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-jones/if-donald-trump-throws-20-million-off-of-health-care-that-s-going-to/)

[Van Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-jones/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-jones/america-should-be-leading-the-world-in-green-and-clean-solutions-and/)

[Van Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-jones/)

> [ I learned more in those six months \[ in the White House\] than in the prior six years. I don't think that anybody who… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-jones/i-learned-more-in-those-six-months-in-the-white-house-than-in-the/)

[Van Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-jones/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-jones/most-green-collar-jobs-are-middle-skill-jobs-that-means-they-require/)

[Van Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-jones/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-jones/the-problem-that-we-have-is-that-most-americans-don-t-even-study/)

[Van Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-jones/)

> [ \[Donald Trump\] is a horrible human being, but he ain't worse than Bull Connor. Fannie Lou loved Bull Connor and beat Bull Connor because… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-jones/donald-trump-is-a-horrible-human-being-but-he-ain-t-worse-than-bull/)

[Van Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-jones/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-jones/the-government-built-the-grid-to-favor-one-industry-over-others-but-i/)

[Van Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-jones/)

> [Keith Ellison is an organizer's organizer.He's one of the only Muslims in Congress, so you have a big statement there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-jones/keith-ellison-is-an-organizer-s-organizer-he-s-one-of-the-only/)

[Van Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-jones/)

> [Everybody should be mad but anger only takes you so far. At some point, you'll have outrage fatigue and burn out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-jones/everybody-should-be-mad-but-anger-only-takes-you-so-far-at-some-point/)

[Van Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-jones/)

> [We have to accept that some very toxic stuff was marbled into the Trump phenomenon.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-jones/we-have-to-accept-that-some-very-toxic-stuff-was-marbled-into-the/)

[Van Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-jones/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-jones/all-the-big-ideas-for-getting-us-onto-a-lower-carbon-trajectory/)

[Van Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-jones/)

> [I'm the guy that's trying to break up that monopoly to introduce free enterprise and competition to the energy sector.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-jones/i-m-the-guy-that-s-trying-to-break-up-that-monopoly-to-introduce-free/)

[Van Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-jones/)

> [I think that America could not become America until it dealt with the disenfranchisement of women and African Americans in the last century. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-jones/i-think-that-america-could-not-become-america-until-it-dealt-with-the/)

[Van Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-jones/)

> [I'm learning and changing all the time, and I expect to continue doing so my entire life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-jones/i-m-learning-and-changing-all-the-time-and-i-expect-to-continue-doing/)

[Van Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-jones/)

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