Top 250 J.D. Vance Quotes (2024 Update)
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J.D. Vance Quote: “Readers of this book will realize quickly that there is little relationship between that specter and my argument: I have known many welfare queens; some were my neighbors, and all were white.”

201. “Readers of this book will realize quickly that there is little relationship between that specter and my argument: I have known many welfare queens; some were my neighbors, and all were white.”

J.D. Vance Quote: “The life I lead now was the stuff of fantasy during my childhood. So many people helped create that fantasy. At every level of my life and in every environment, I have found family and mentors and lifelong friends who supported and.”

202. “The life I lead now was the stuff of fantasy during my childhood. So many people helped create that fantasy. At every level of my life and in every environment, I have found family and mentors and lifelong friends who supported and.”

J.D. Vance Quote: “A lot of students just don’t understand what’s out there,” she told me, shaking her head. “You have the kids who plan on being baseball players but don’t even play on the high school team because the coach is mean to them.”

203. “A lot of students just don’t understand what’s out there,” she told me, shaking her head. “You have the kids who plan on being baseball players but don’t even play on the high school team because the coach is mean to them.”

J.D. Vance Quote: “The old adage says that it’s better to be lucky than good. Apparently having the right network is better than both.”

204. “The old adage says that it’s better to be lucky than good. Apparently having the right network is better than both.”

J.D. Vance Quote: “We can definitely afford this; we’ll just pay for it with the refund check” became a Christmas mantra.”

205. “We can definitely afford this; we’ll just pay for it with the refund check” became a Christmas mantra.”

J.D. Vance Quote: “Our religion has changed – built around churches heavy on emotional rhetoric but light on the kind of social support necessary to enable poor kids to do well.”

206. “Our religion has changed – built around churches heavy on emotional rhetoric but light on the kind of social support necessary to enable poor kids to do well.”

J.D. Vance Quote: “Other authors have noted the terrible retention rates of evangelical churches and blamed precisely that sort of theology for their decline.19 I didn’t appreciate it as a kid. Nor did I realize that the religious views I developed during my early years with Dad were sowing the seeds for an outright rejection of the Christian faith.”

207. “Other authors have noted the terrible retention rates of evangelical churches and blamed precisely that sort of theology for their decline.19 I didn’t appreciate it as a kid. Nor did I realize that the religious views I developed during my early years with Dad were sowing the seeds for an outright rejection of the Christian faith.”

J.D. Vance Quote: “It’s about a culture that increasingly encourages social decay instead of counteracting it.”

208. “It’s about a culture that increasingly encourages social decay instead of counteracting it.”

J.D. Vance Quote: “The number of working-class whites in high-poverty neighborhoods is growing. In 1970, 25 percent of white children lived in a neighborhood with poverty rates above 10 percent. In 2000, that number was 40 percent. It’s almost certainly even higher today. As a 2011 Brookings Institution study found, “compared to 2000, residents of extreme-poverty neighborhoods in 2005–09 were more likely to be white, native-born, high.”

209. “The number of working-class whites in high-poverty neighborhoods is growing. In 1970, 25 percent of white children lived in a neighborhood with poverty rates above 10 percent. In 2000, that number was 40 percent. It’s almost certainly even higher today. As a 2011 Brookings Institution study found, “compared to 2000, residents of extreme-poverty neighborhoods in 2005–09 were more likely to be white, native-born, high.”

J.D. Vance Quote: “People like Brian and me don’t lose contact with our parents because we don’t care; we lose contact with them to survive. We never stop loving, and we never lose hope that our loved ones will change. Rather, we are forced, either by wisdom or by the law, to take the path of self-preservation. What.”

210. “People like Brian and me don’t lose contact with our parents because we don’t care; we lose contact with them to survive. We never stop loving, and we never lose hope that our loved ones will change. Rather, we are forced, either by wisdom or by the law, to take the path of self-preservation. What.”

J.D. Vance Quote: “There were many thumbs put on my scale. When I look back at my life, what jumps out is how many variables had to fall in place in order to give me a chance.”

211. “There were many thumbs put on my scale. When I look back at my life, what jumps out is how many variables had to fall in place in order to give me a chance.”

J.D. Vance Quote: “In other words, despite all of the environmental pressures from my neighborhood and community, I received a different message at home. And that just might have saved me.”

212. “In other words, despite all of the environmental pressures from my neighborhood and community, I received a different message at home. And that just might have saved me.”

J.D. Vance Quote: “That said, I do hope that readers of this book will be able to take from it an appreciation of how class and family affect the poor without filtering their views through a racial prism.”

213. “That said, I do hope that readers of this book will be able to take from it an appreciation of how class and family affect the poor without filtering their views through a racial prism.”

J.D. Vance Quote: “The moms and dads and grandparents didn’t wear suits like the lawyers and judge. They wore sweatpants and stretchy pants and T-shirts. Their hair was a bit frizzy. And it was the first time I noticed “TV accents” – the neutral accent that so many news anchors had. The social workers and the judge and the lawyer all had TV accents. None of us did. The people who ran the courthouse were different from us. The people subjected to it were not.”

214. “The moms and dads and grandparents didn’t wear suits like the lawyers and judge. They wore sweatpants and stretchy pants and T-shirts. Their hair was a bit frizzy. And it was the first time I noticed “TV accents” – the neutral accent that so many news anchors had. The social workers and the judge and the lawyer all had TV accents. None of us did. The people who ran the courthouse were different from us. The people subjected to it were not.”

J.D. Vance Quote: “This has occurred for complicated reasons. Federal housing policy has actively encouraged homeownership, from Jimmy Carter’s Community Reinvestment Act to George W. Bush’s ownership society.”

215. “This has occurred for complicated reasons. Federal housing policy has actively encouraged homeownership, from Jimmy Carter’s Community Reinvestment Act to George W. Bush’s ownership society.”

J.D. Vance Quote: “Even more surprising, 42 percent of working-class whites – by far the highest number in the survey – report that their lives are less economically successful than those of their parents’.”

216. “Even more surprising, 42 percent of working-class whites – by far the highest number in the survey – report that their lives are less economically successful than those of their parents’.”

J.D. Vance Quote: “I’ve never heard anyone else called “the nicest person in the world.” For Gail, it’s an entirely deserved title.”

217. “I’ve never heard anyone else called “the nicest person in the world.” For Gail, it’s an entirely deserved title.”

J.D. Vance Quote: “At around that time, our neighbor – one of Mamaw and Papaw’s oldest friends – registered the house next to ours for Section 8. Section 8 is a government program that offers low-income residents a.”

218. “At around that time, our neighbor – one of Mamaw and Papaw’s oldest friends – registered the house next to ours for Section 8. Section 8 is a government program that offers low-income residents a.”

J.D. Vance Quote: “Mom was never much of a math person, but she took me to the public library before I could read, got me a library card, showed me how to use it, and always made sure I had access to kids’ books at home. In other words, despite all of the environmental pressures from my neighborhood and community, I received a different message at home. And that just might have saved me.”

219. “Mom was never much of a math person, but she took me to the public library before I could read, got me a library card, showed me how to use it, and always made sure I had access to kids’ books at home. In other words, despite all of the environmental pressures from my neighborhood and community, I received a different message at home. And that just might have saved me.”

J.D. Vance Quote: “As I increasingly saw Mom’s behavior in myself, I tried to understand her.”

220. “As I increasingly saw Mom’s behavior in myself, I tried to understand her.”

J.D. Vance Quote: “But hillbillies shared many regional characteristics with the southern blacks arriving in Detroit.”10 One.”

221. “But hillbillies shared many regional characteristics with the southern blacks arriving in Detroit.”10 One.”

J.D. Vance Quote: “There is a cultural movement in the white working class to blame problems on society or the government, and that movement gains adherents by the day. Here.”

222. “There is a cultural movement in the white working class to blame problems on society or the government, and that movement gains adherents by the day. Here.”

J.D. Vance Quote: “She didn’t just preach and cuss and demand. She showed me what was possible – a peaceful Sunday afternoon with the people I loved – and made sure I knew how to get there. Reams.”

223. “She didn’t just preach and cuss and demand. She showed me what was possible – a peaceful Sunday afternoon with the people I loved – and made sure I knew how to get there. Reams.”

J.D. Vance Quote: “The people who ran the courthouse were different from us. The people subjected to it were not. Identity.”

224. “The people who ran the courthouse were different from us. The people subjected to it were not. Identity.”

J.D. Vance Quote: “We can easily create a welfare state that accepts the fact of a permanent American underclass, one where family dysfunction, childhood trauma, cultural segregation, and hopelessness coexist with some basic measure of subsistence. Or we can do something considerably more difficult: reject the notion of a permanent American underclass.”

225. “We can easily create a welfare state that accepts the fact of a permanent American underclass, one where family dysfunction, childhood trauma, cultural segregation, and hopelessness coexist with some basic measure of subsistence. Or we can do something considerably more difficult: reject the notion of a permanent American underclass.”

J.D. Vance Quote: “Papaw wasn’t ideal company for a beautiful seventeen-year-old girl with an active social life. Thus, she took advantage of him in the same way that every young girl takes advantage of a father: She loved and admired him, she asked him for things that he sometimes gave her, and she didn’t pay him a lot of attention when she was around her friends. To.”

226. “Papaw wasn’t ideal company for a beautiful seventeen-year-old girl with an active social life. Thus, she took advantage of him in the same way that every young girl takes advantage of a father: She loved and admired him, she asked him for things that he sometimes gave her, and she didn’t pay him a lot of attention when she was around her friends. To.”

J.D. Vance Quote: “Evolution and the Big Bang became ideologies to confront, not theories to understand.”

227. “Evolution and the Big Bang became ideologies to confront, not theories to understand.”

J.D. Vance Quote: “Papaw was a Democrat because that party protected the working people.”

228. “Papaw was a Democrat because that party protected the working people.”

J.D. Vance Quote: “We probably watched it together five or six times. Mamaw saw Arnold Schwarzenegger as the embodiment of the American Dream: a strong, capable immigrant coming out on top.”

229. “We probably watched it together five or six times. Mamaw saw Arnold Schwarzenegger as the embodiment of the American Dream: a strong, capable immigrant coming out on top.”

J.D. Vance Quote: “Persecution by David Limbaugh about the various ways that Christians were discriminated against.”

230. “Persecution by David Limbaugh about the various ways that Christians were discriminated against.”

J.D. Vance Quote: “But this book is about something else: what goes on in the lives of real people when the industrial economy goes south. It’s about reacting to bad circumstances in the worst way possible. It’s about a culture that increasingly encourages social decay instead of counteracting it. The.”

231. “But this book is about something else: what goes on in the lives of real people when the industrial economy goes south. It’s about reacting to bad circumstances in the worst way possible. It’s about a culture that increasingly encourages social decay instead of counteracting it. The.”

J.D. Vance Quote: “It would be years before I learned that no single book, or expert, or field could fully explain the problems of hillbillies in modern America. Our elegy is a sociological one, yes, but it is also about psychology and community and culture and faith. During.”

232. “It would be years before I learned that no single book, or expert, or field could fully explain the problems of hillbillies in modern America. Our elegy is a sociological one, yes, but it is also about psychology and community and culture and faith. During.”

J.D. Vance Quote: “How do you ask a professor if the judge he’s recommending you to is a nice lady? It’s.”

233. “How do you ask a professor if the judge he’s recommending you to is a nice lady? It’s.”

J.D. Vance Quote: “The best way to look at this might be to recognize that you probably can’t fix these things. They’ll always be around. But maybe you can put your thumb on the scale a little for the people at the margins.” There.”

234. “The best way to look at this might be to recognize that you probably can’t fix these things. They’ll always be around. But maybe you can put your thumb on the scale a little for the people at the margins.” There.”

J.D. Vance Quote: “Are we tough enough to look ourselves in the mirror and admit that our conduct harms our children? Public policy can help, but there is no government that can fix these problems for us. Recall.”

235. “Are we tough enough to look ourselves in the mirror and admit that our conduct harms our children? Public policy can help, but there is no government that can fix these problems for us. Recall.”

J.D. Vance Quote: “Hillbillies like to add their own twist to many words. We call minnows “minners” and crayfish “crawdads.”

236. “Hillbillies like to add their own twist to many words. We call minnows “minners” and crayfish “crawdads.”

J.D. Vance Quote: “Oddly enough, we think we attend church more than we actually do. In a recent Gallup poll, Southerners and Midwesterners reported the highest rates of church attendance in the country. Yet actual church attendance is much lower in the South. This.”

237. “Oddly enough, we think we attend church more than we actually do. In a recent Gallup poll, Southerners and Midwesterners reported the highest rates of church attendance in the country. Yet actual church attendance is much lower in the South. This.”

J.D. Vance Quote: “My people were extreme, but extreme in the service of something – defending a sister’s honor or ensuring that a criminal paid for his crimes. The.”

238. “My people were extreme, but extreme in the service of something – defending a sister’s honor or ensuring that a criminal paid for his crimes. The.”

J.D. Vance Quote: “Our kids perform poorly in school. We might get angry with them, but we never give them the tools – like peace and quiet at home – to succeed. Even the best and brightest will likely go to college close to home, if they survive the war zone in their own home. “I don’t care if you got into Notre Dame,” we say. “You can get a fine, cheap education at the community college.” The irony is that for poor people like us, an.”

239. “Our kids perform poorly in school. We might get angry with them, but we never give them the tools – like peace and quiet at home – to succeed. Even the best and brightest will likely go to college close to home, if they survive the war zone in their own home. “I don’t care if you got into Notre Dame,” we say. “You can get a fine, cheap education at the community college.” The irony is that for poor people like us, an.”

J.D. Vance Quote: “We choose not to work when we should be looking for jobs.”

240. “We choose not to work when we should be looking for jobs.”

J.D. Vance Quote: “My primary aim is to tell a true story about what that problem feels like when you were born with it hanging around your neck.”

241. “My primary aim is to tell a true story about what that problem feels like when you were born with it hanging around your neck.”

J.D. Vance Quote: “This is really striking – four in every ten working-class people had faced multiple instances of childhood trauma. For the non–working class, that number was 29 percent.”

242. “This is really striking – four in every ten working-class people had faced multiple instances of childhood trauma. For the non–working class, that number was 29 percent.”

J.D. Vance Quote: “As Papaw knew when he was a young man, the best way up for the hillbilly was out.”

243. “As Papaw knew when he was a young man, the best way up for the hillbilly was out.”

J.D. Vance Quote: “One way our upper class can promote upward mobility, then, is not only by pushing wise public policies but by opening their hearts and minds to the newcomers who don’t quite belong. Though.”

244. “One way our upper class can promote upward mobility, then, is not only by pushing wise public policies but by opening their hearts and minds to the newcomers who don’t quite belong. Though.”

J.D. Vance Quote: “In other words, bad neighborhoods no longer plague only urban ghettos; the bad neighborhoods have spread to the suburbs. This.”

245. “In other words, bad neighborhoods no longer plague only urban ghettos; the bad neighborhoods have spread to the suburbs. This.”

J.D. Vance Quote: “My professor gave me permission to be me. It’s.”

246. “My professor gave me permission to be me. It’s.”

J.D. Vance Quote: “As a 2011 Brookings Institution study found, “compared to 2000, residents of extreme-poverty neighborhoods in 2005–09 were more likely to be white, native-born, high school or college graduates, homeowners, and not receiving public assistance.”12.”

247. “As a 2011 Brookings Institution study found, “compared to 2000, residents of extreme-poverty neighborhoods in 2005–09 were more likely to be white, native-born, high school or college graduates, homeowners, and not receiving public assistance.”12.”

J.D. Vance Quote: “Part of the problem is how state laws define the family. For families like mine – and for many black and Hispanic families – grandparents, cousins, aunts, and uncles play an outsize role. Child services often cut them out.”

248. “Part of the problem is how state laws define the family. For families like mine – and for many black and Hispanic families – grandparents, cousins, aunts, and uncles play an outsize role. Child services often cut them out.”

J.D. Vance Quote: “I’m the kind of patriot whom people on the Acela corridor laugh at.”

249. “I’m the kind of patriot whom people on the Acela corridor laugh at.”

J.D. Vance Quote: “It’s hard to put a dollar value on that advice. It’s the kind of thing that continues to pay dividends. But make no mistake: The advice had tangible economic value.”

250. “It’s hard to put a dollar value on that advice. It’s the kind of thing that continues to pay dividends. But make no mistake: The advice had tangible economic value.”

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