"The surest path to safe streets and peaceful communities is not more police and prisons, but ecologically sounds economic development. And that same path can lift us to a new, green economy - one with the power to lift people out of poverty while respecting and repairing the environment."

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Source : Van Jones (2008). “The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems”, HarperOne

Van Jones

#People Quotes #Community Quotes #Police Quotes

“To me, when you have people trying to put their best foot forward but facing conflict, that's when stories are the most interesting.”

Source : Source: www.etonline.com
“Your cellphone has 10 sensors, and your car has 400. But your body has none - that's going to change.”

Source : "Khosla explains his 'robots replacing doctors' comment and goes on the hunt for data scientists". venturebeat.com. December 5, 2013.
“I've never worked in politics, never been a member of an official committee or a political party.”
“Children are wise in a funny kind of way. They haven't developed so many vested interests of self. There is a wisdom, a lack of self-consciousness, that is innocence.”
“I remain totally convinced that if we can do one more simple thing to help kids and adults to learn more, it is to inspire them to read more.”
“I know that the internet has helped a new world audience find me.”
“One truly affectionate soul in a family will evert a sweetening and harmonizing influence upon all its members.”
“There is no sin in not liking to play; it's a mistake for a boy to be there if he doesn't want to.”

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