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" Californians like to spend a lot of time talking about how great our state is, but the truth is that we have learned and executed a very important lesson: if we want to win on issues as critical as climate change - if we want to lead - we absolutely have to stand together. "

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" I'm willing to do just about anything to try and contribute to getting us back on a growth path that is just and good for America. "

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" I founded NextGen Climate with a clear mission in mind: to act politically to prevent climate disaster and preserve American prosperity. "

" Our message to leaders from every continent was simple: California has succeeded on climate and clean energy because we've emphasized local, human values and built a coalition that includes community and environmental leaders, working families, and communities of color - as well as unions and progressive business. "

" We need to make sure that we're not in a society that is unbalanced and unfair and where the richest Americans are taking advantage of everybody else. "

" The tech-driven economy leads to a two-tier job market where workers are either critical or 'commodity.' This divisive 'winner-take-all' mentality hurts most Americans and worsens economic inequality. "

" Americans can take on huge projects. But they need to understand why they should take on a huge project. "

" The whole key to a fight is throwing the first punch. "

" Trump's vitriol attracts large crowds and may even win him the Republican presidential nomination but dishonors our best traditions. It spits in the face of every protection and opportunity our Constitution promises. "

" I think the days of the climate deniers are over. To deny basic science is to risk the trust of the general public. "

" Climate change is a global crisis - one the international community and private sector must tackle together if we have any hope of averting the worst impacts on our health, our economies, and our communities. "

" We believe the way social change occurs in the United States, over the last 200 years, is the democratic process. "

" We agree that Citizens United is a very bad decision. We don't believe outspending your opponent is the way to go, since we don't believe we will ever be outspending our opponents! "

" Tragically, no industry has done more to block crucial action to address climate change than the oil industry. "

" America can't stop talking about Donald Trump. Even if we want to look away, we just can't. "

" On the path to a low-carbon, clean-energy future, we need cleaner, non-intermittent sources of power that will allow us to keep the lights on when the wind isn't blowing or the sun isn't shining. "

" I really don't want the highlight of my life to be my success as an investor. Genuinely. My idea of death would be that person who is still telling you about that goal he scored in 1974. "

" If you're struggling to make your mortgage payment, and you've got three kids between the ages of 12 and 18, and you and your spouse works, and someone says, 'Oh, by the way, the world's ending,' it's like, 'Please. You don't need to tell me that.' "

" Clean energy is the ultimate growth strategy for our economy - one that would add millions more good-paying jobs right here in the United States. "

" Republican politicians often evoke the Bible when it suits their purposes. But they disregard some of its most important teachings when formulating policy. This includes the story of Noah's Ark. "

" If you know your destination, choosing a route - while not trivial - is manageable. "

" In American politics, the deepest rivalry is between the rational world and the right wing of the GOP, who are increasingly marginalized in their view that America cannot take on the big challenges. "

" The American people know that climate change is the kind of problem only America can solve. "

" Bringing climate change to the forefront of American politics means making politicians feel the heat - in their campaign coffers and at the polls - and it's time we voters make a change. "

" No one can be immune from our laws; everyone must be held to account. "

" What Bernie Sanders is talking about, which is trying to get back to a more perfect democracy, is something that we support, too. We just think that the idea of... wishing the rules were different and then pretending they were is something which, unfortunately, probably would be disastrous from the standpoint of energy and climate. "

" Trump has become the star of our 24-hour political news cycle, and every pundit in America seems to be grabbing for some of the reflected light from his explosive campaign. "

" Donald Trump's crass charms are apparently very limited - historically so, if polling is any indication. "

" The idea of 'climate' - in quotation marks - is never going to be the issue. It's always going to be a local, human issue. And so to the extent that you put 'climate' on the ballot, that's never going to move the needle. "

" The dialogue around climate change can often become mired in gloom and doom, which is understandable given the topic. "

" I think I understand the relationships between different people within the company: people who are straightforward employees, people who can impact the bottom line, and people who share in the bottom line. I don't think you can understand inequality in America unless you understand what's driving profitability. "