Tom Steyer

Businessman

1957-06-27

Quotes by Tom Steyer

• 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.

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• 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.

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• As president, Trump's economic proposals will bend our very economy and tax system to his purposes.

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

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

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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?'

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• Renewable energy is a clear winner when it comes to boosting the economy and creating jobs.

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