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“I'm excited about our rising generation.”

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Van Jones is a civil rights advocate and political activist, born on September 20, 1968. He is known for his involvement in social and environmental justice movements, particularly in the fight against climate change and racial inequality. more

“I think the most exciting thing is access to information. People's ability to document things and expose things that may have not otherwise been documented and exposed. All the information you want is available instantly, which is overwhelming, but I think can have a positive change on the political process and accountability for leaders and corporations.”

“Everything that we believe in and count on is really in question right now. Our safety net, public education, housing, health care, so many things that are fundamental to a healthy democracy, are under attack. So I think, in general we've got a lot of work to do.”

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Author:Ai-jen Poo

“I think this is a moment of a lot of possibilities, and openings. Occupy and the 99% movement are really going to break through, and we are going to create a new economy, an economy that we need that works for everyone. Where everyone works, everyone counts and everyone contributes.”

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Author:Ai-jen Poo

“I think that the influence of people with power and money to distort democracy and have their interests served before the rest of the population is the biggest problem. That is caused by two things: campaign finance and the way that's structured, and by the Citizen's United supreme court decision. So those two things are keeping democracy from working right.”

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Author:Shepard Fairey

“What excites me is that, when things are tough, people become resourceful, and now with the Internet, social networking and the ability for people who in the past had been relatively powerless, they have tools to be able to spread ideas and organize. The urgency is there and the tools are there and I think that the possibility for really, really powerful results is there. I think it's all brewing, it's all bubbling up right now.”

“I get very excited when I wake up in the morning and I am just full of oxygen.”

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Author:Debbi Fields

“I try not to take for granted how lucky we are to have life and breath and opportunity. Once we've got that, we can conquer anything.”

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Author:Debbi Fields

“Truly, I get high on oxygen, and once I graduate from that, what really fulfills me is doing what I love. That, to me, is absolutely priceless.”

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Author:Debbi Fields

“I love being in the moment. I love my family. I love chocolate. I love baking.”

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Author:Debbi Fields

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