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“We need to focus on green jobs: solar, wind, geothermal, biomass.There's so many opportunities. But other countries like China are getting ahead of the curve.”

Quote by Alexi Giannoulias

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Alexi Giannoulias

Alexi Giannoulias is an American politician recognized for his role as Illinois State Treasurer from 2003 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he has been active in political campaigns and has contributed to economic development and job creation initiatives. more

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“While I can't promise you that I'm going to be a perfect candidate and I can't promise you that I'm not going to make mistakes, I can unequivocally promise you that no one, no one, will work harder on your behalf, no one will fight harder with you and no one will make you more proud.”

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“One does not study for a goal. The goal is a mere accident.”

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“If you're going to be a myth or want to be a myth, you'd better die young.”

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“The most that somebody in Mexico City will get paid for a job in construction is 100 pesos a day.”

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“I'm an efficient, good, professional reporter. But I also write. And so what I try to do is write about places that I know that I care about intensely and write about them in a way that conveys the fact that I care.”

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“The left is being funded primarily by the drug traffickers who provide this tax money and that's why the guerrillas in Colombia, unlike the guerrillas anywhere else in Latin America, have been able to survive for 40 years because they have a hard, solid source of income.”

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