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" Investing in more fossil fuel infrastructure will not strengthen our economy over the long-term, since the market is clearly indicating that clean energy sources are the future. "

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" Another word for politics in my mind is organization. You have to be organized; you have to get out there. It's not just magic. "

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" The fact of the matter is, people care about their own human interests: the people they love, their families, and their communities. "

" I think that my general feeling about the United States is that democracy works, and I've believed that my whole life, and my experience as a businessperson for 30 years was if you ignore the sound and fury, American democracy works if you give it enough time. "

" For years, TransCanada has been selling the Keystone XL pipeline to Americans with all of the enthusiasm of a used car salesman - and using all of the same tricks. However, one myth is more egregious than all the rest: this pipeline will enhance America's energy independence. "

" We will pay a heavy price if we insist on navigating the 21st century with a 20th century mindset. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" The most expensive way to do business is to do it deal by deal, each of which is highly contentious. "

" Breaking of norms and disregard for decency have huge, long-term costs. "

" The most powerful thing in politics is voter-to-voter contact. People take in ideas and formulate opinions by contact with other people they perceive to be trustworthy - other voters, people from their communities. "

" Despite the frequent use of coal miners as a potent political symbol, coal jobs are disappearing - and they're not coming back. "

" 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. "

" Since the Reagan era, Republicans have prescribed cuts for rich people and corporations as a cure-all. But every time they put their theory into practice, the rich just get richer, and everyone else gets left behind. "

" In 2013, I dedicated myself full-time to combating the very real impacts of climate change. Working across the country, NextGen Climate Action formed new coalitions and worked hard to make climate change a part of our national conversation - and across the country, we had a big impact. "

" 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. "

" America faces very real challenges. The climate crisis, inequality, stagnant wages, student debt - the list goes on. Rather than address these serious problems, Trump uses hate-filled rhetoric to divide America by race, religion, and ancestry. "

" 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. "

" I was in business for 30 years, and my experience is that the best way to operate is to work fairly and closely with partners over a long period of time. "

" As I like to say, if you want to pay attention to a horse race, put two dollars on a horse, and you'll pay enormous attention to all 11 horses in the race. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" We need to ask elected officials supporting Keystone XL whether they're willing to put their constituents and our environment at risk so that foreign oil tycoons get a better return on their tar sands investments. Keystone XL backers will keep trying to sell us a sucker's deal; it's up to us to say no. "

" Trump manipulates the fearful by promising that he will use his fraudulent deal-making prowess to protect and take care of his supporters. "

" I've spent a lot of time studying corporations and what makes them tick. "

" Donald Trump may be unusually flamboyant, but his views are all too representative of the party that is about to nominate him for president. "

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

" As a businessman, Trump preyed on the hopes and anxieties of struggling middle-class families. He cheated and scammed employees and customers alike. He left behind a trail of bankrupted companies. Past is prologue, and Trump has continued to pursue his own aggrandizement ruthlessly and relentlessly as a candidate and as president-elect. "

" I am a true believer that we have to change the way we generate and consume energy in the United States. "

" 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. "