"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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Source : "The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems". Book by Van Jones, 2008.

Van Jones

#Second Chance Quotes #Giving Quotes #People Quotes

“Marital happiness is far more important than anything else in determining personal well-being.”
“Iâ€™m 23 right now and I feel like Iâ€™m still trying to figure it out. Maybe in another two years, Iâ€™ll have it all together. So maybe 25 is the age at which a woman feels her most beautiful just because sheâ€™s survived her teenage years and early twenties.”
“Rolen's the perfect baseball player. It's his tenacity, his preparation, the way he plays. He tries to do everything fundamentally sound. And he puts the team team first-there's no fanfare with him.”
“If Math was a woman, we'd be married already.”
“Perfidy and brutal force thwarted opportunities for calling President Wilson's Arbitral Award to life. Nevertheless, its significance is not to be underestimated: through that decision the aspiration of the Armenian people for the lost Motherland had obtained vital and legal force.”

Source : Serzh Sargsyan's address to the Conference dedicated to the 90th Anniversary of Woodrow Wilson's Arbitral Award, November 23, 2010.
“Your good is happening right now, even as you accept this statement of truth.”
“I've never considered soundtracks for what I write. Nor have I considered computer drawing or painting. As a painter, I'm still trying to perfect what I started out doing with brushes, pen and ink, paint, etc. The transition, for me, from typewriter to computer was a big step. I am now very comfortable with writing on a computer but it took awhile. Because I did make that big step I won't rule out what happens in the future.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“Always pass a plate of forgiveness before each verbal feast.”

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