It's hard to strike that balance: to tell a kid that life isn't fair, but also recognize and enforce in them the… — J. D. Vance Balance Copy Share Image
Trump's biggest failure as a political leader is that he sees the worst in people, and he encourages the worst in people. — J. D. Vance Failure Copy Share Image
I don't think that 60-70 percent of working-class white voters would have supported a Muslim ban before Donald Trump said something about… — J. D. Vance Copy Share Image
The factories that moved overseas used to provide not just high-paying jobs but also a sense of purpose and community. — J. D. Vance Community Copy Share Image
The sometimes-tough love of the Christian faith of my childhood demanded a certain amount of self-reflection and, occasionally, self-criticism. — J. D. Vance Childhood Copy Share Image
Trump's voters loathe Jeb Bush because their lives are falling apart, and they blame people like him. — J. D. Vance Copy Share Image
I am proud of my service and proud of those who served alongside me. But war is about more than service and… — J. D. Vance Copy Share Image
I could never understand why our lives felt like a struggle while those living off government largesse enjoyed trinkets that I only… — J. D. Vance Copy Share Image
I happen to be a conservative, but one need not accept the Right's theories wholesale to acknowledge the sometimes negative effects of… — J. D. Vance Action Copy Share Image
People don't want to believe they have to speak like Obama or Clinton to participate meaningfully in politics, because most of us… — J. D. Vance Copy Share Image
I eventually got to the point where I was like, 'Well, if I can't believe in the Big Bang Theory and be… — J. D. Vance Copy Share Image
It's not easy, especially in our politically polarized world, to recognize both the structural and the cultural barriers that so many poor… — J. D. Vance Barriers Copy Share Image
People listen to what their political leaders are telling them, and my view is both that Trump is tapping into some racially… — J. D. Vance Leaders Copy Share Image
Liberals have to get more comfortable with dealing with the poor as they actually are. I admire their refusal to look down… — J. D. Vance Copy Share Image
I do think that tonal element of Trump's is attractive, but I don't know if I would go so far as to… — J. D. Vance Copy Share Image
It would be great if people returned to areas of the country that need talented people with good economic prospects. Our country… — J. D. Vance Country Copy Share Image
In some ways, Trump's large, national coalition defies easy characterization. He draws from a broad base of good people: kind folks who… — J. D. Vance Coalition Copy Share Image
People in my hometown voted for President Reagan - for many, like my grandpa, he was their first Republican - because he… — J. D. Vance Creation Copy Share Image
I have been waiting for someone to come along and tap into that very real frustration that exists in a very large… — J. D. Vance Copy Share Image
On my first day at Yale Law School, there were posters in the hallways announcing an event with Tony Blair, the former… — J. D. Vance Copy Share Image
Solutions are complex, and I continue to worry that Trump didn't fully appreciate the complexity of what's going on. Consequently, I worry… — J. D. Vance Chance Copy Share Image
Folks like me have to feel a little indebted to the communities that they came from. And if they do, I think… — J. D. Vance Country Copy Share Image
Barack Obama was elected during my second year of college, and save for his skin color, he had much in common with… — J. D. Vance Copy Share Image
It seems that in the rush to be the first one to the story, the media overstates things. Not maliciously; I don't… — J. D. Vance Copy Share Image
I went to Yale to earn a law degree. But that first year at Yale taught me most of all that I… — J. D. Vance Copy Share Image
The regulatory approach of the Food and Drug Administration and the Patent and Trademark Office has driven up the costs of generic… — J. D. Vance Costs Copy Share Image
The military is arguably the most significant social institution in our country. — J. D. Vance Country Copy Share Image
While faith need not be monolithic - it can motivate both voting behavior and character development - focus matters. A Christianity constantly… — J. D. Vance Character Copy Share Image
One of the most interesting social trends of the past 20 years is the rise of residential segregation. So rich are living… — J. D. Vance Copy Share Image
The idea that working a blue-collar job and living in a working-class community provides barriers that are unique to your circumstances -… — J. D. Vance Blue collar Copy Share Image
Many people should leave struggling places in search of economic opportunity, and many of them won't be able to return. Some people… — J. D. Vance Home Copy Share Image
I almost failed out of high school. I nearly gave in to the deep anger and resentment harbored by everyone around me...… — J. D. Vance Anger Copy Share Image
I didn't come from the elites. I didn't come from the Northeast or from San Francisco. I came from a southern Ohio… — J. D. Vance America Copy Share Image
My family has existed in eastern Kentucky for as long as there are records. If you're familiar with the famous Hatfield-McCoy family… — J. D. Vance Copy Share Image
Recently, a friend sent me the online musings of a televangelist who advised his thousands of followers that the Federal Reserve achieved… — J. D. Vance Federal reserve Copy Share Image
My military service is the thing I'm most proud of, but when I think of everything happening in the Middle East, I… — J. D. Vance Middle east Copy Share Image
We need to think about how we teach working-class children about not just hard skills, like reading and mathematics, but also soft… — J. D. Vance Children Copy Share Image
I think running a small nonprofit to work on the opioid crisis and bring interesting new businesses to the so-called Rust Belt… — J. D. Vance Crisis Copy Share Image
Church gives people a sense of community, a sense of how to behave... social support when times get tough. In a world… — J. D. Vance Church Copy Share Image
Stanford's law school application wasn't the standard combination of college transcript, LSAT score, and essays. It required a personal sign-off from the… — J. D. Vance College Copy Share Image
