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" No one can be immune from our laws; everyone must be held to account. "
Tom Steyer
Immune
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" We can't double down on the failed energy policies of the past. "
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Double
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Past
" In the presidential debates back in 2008 and 2012, the candidates clearly didn't know how to make climate change resonate with voters - if they mentioned it at all. "
Tom Steyer
Change
Back
Climate Change
" The most sacred duty of the President of the United States of America is to defend and protect the Constitution and the principles it enshrines: freedom, fairness, and equality. "
Tom Steyer
Equality
Constitution
Freedom
" I believe that trying to deal with Donald Trump is like trying to play three-card monte in Central Park: it's not going to work out. "
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Trying
Believe
I Believe
" The more we allow Republicans to concentrate the lion's share of wealth in the hands of a few, the more power these wealthy few will have. And they will use this power to continue rewriting the rules of both our economy and our political system in their favor. "
Tom Steyer
Power
Rules
Political
" 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. "
Tom Steyer
Employees
Past
Own
" Tax cuts for the rich defund the critical public programs on which American families depend. "
Tom Steyer
American
Public
Tax
" We must transform the relationship between police and the communities they serve. "
Tom Steyer
Relationship
Police
Serve
" If we are to candidly and comprehensively address climate change - which I believe is the true crisis of our time - we must find new ways to generate energy and fuel. "
Tom Steyer
True
Believe
New
" I think I was on this very straightforward escalator - grammar school, high school, college, get a job on Wall Street, kind of everything leads to the next thing. But at what point do you get to step back and say, 'I'd like to take a broader view of my time on this planet?' "
Tom Steyer
Step
College
Job
" 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. "
Tom Steyer
Make
Unfair
Sure
" I am a true believer that we have to change the way we generate and consume energy in the United States. "
Tom Steyer
United
I Am
Energy
" I'm a 30-year businessperson. I believe in American business. I believe in American ingenuity, and I believe in American innovation. "
Tom Steyer
American
Business
Believe
" If you know your destination, choosing a route - while not trivial - is manageable. "
Tom Steyer
You
Know
Destination
" I know there are five stages of grief, but my parents raised me to pull up my socks when times get tough. "
Tom Steyer
Tough
Me
Know
" 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. "
Tom Steyer
America
Problems
Religion
" 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. "
Tom Steyer
Hope
Change
Community
" Clarity of vision is the key to achieving your objectives. "
Tom Steyer
Vision
Achieving
Clarity
" I've spent a lot of time studying corporations and what makes them tick. "
Tom Steyer
Corporations
Time
Studying
" 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. "
Tom Steyer
Path
Good
America
" 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. "
Tom Steyer
Best
Experience
Time
" I think Donald knows climate change is a serious threat - but he only cares about protecting his luxury coastal properties, not the rest of America. Observing his actions as they relate to his business interests offers the best insight into the man behind the bluster. "
Tom Steyer
Rest
Business
Best
" Breaking of norms and disregard for decency have huge, long-term costs. "
Tom Steyer
Long-Term
Breaking
Norms
" Tragically, no industry has done more to block crucial action to address climate change than the oil industry. "
Tom Steyer
Action
Done
Change
" My mother, Marnie Fahr Steyer, was a lifelong smoker - up to three packs of unfiltered cigarettes a day. I like to think that, if Mom were still with us today, she'd be happy with the strides we've made to protect our children from the ongoing health crisis of tobacco addiction. "
Tom Steyer
Mother
Children
Day
" Trump's one consistent position is that he will stop at nothing to protect his properties and his profits. "
Tom Steyer
Will
Nothing
Position
" Though much about Donald Trump is chaotic and unpredictable, his overall agenda as a businessman and politician is clear and consistent: He wants to make himself more powerful, and he doesn't care how he does it. "
Tom Steyer
Unpredictable
Care
More
" 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. "
Tom Steyer
Clean
Economy
Energy
" Trump manipulates the fearful by promising that he will use his fraudulent deal-making prowess to protect and take care of his supporters. "
Tom Steyer
Will
Take
Take Care
" We think that when the American people make a decision together that they want something, politicians have to listen to them, and that's the process we believe in. "
Tom Steyer
Think
People
Decision