Jared Polis Quotes
My constituents want me to be outspoken - it's part of the reason they elected me - and the inevitable side effect of being outspoken is that, occasionally, you put your foot in your mouth.
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I think whatever you have in your life, my opinion is that if you know that there's something wrong, you try to fix it.
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I was unbelievably lucky.
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I spent my life studying communism and Soviet systems.
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As an artist or musician, you want to be remembered for the music you make.
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I read in a weird way. It comes in waves, and then I start, like, five different books at once. It takes me six months to a year to finish them all, since I read mostly on planes.
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I directed the men in our barque to approach near the savages, and hold their arms in readiness to do their duty in case they notice any movement of these people against us.
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I had studied the violin to a certain amount of success. At some point, I realized that I didn't really like the violin. I was only doing it because I could, and I was good at it, and everyone was encouraging me. But I didn't have a great love for it.
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Pubescent girls, it seems, are manifestly more likely to exhibit extreme and bizarre psychological symptoms than are teenage boys.
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The only way of living in a free society is to feel that you have the right to say and do stuff.
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As a senior in high school, you figure out what you want to do with your life. I asked myself if I wanted to get back into acting and thought: 'Yes, but under my own terms and nothing like it was before.'
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If we expose the Chinese to our freedoms, it may create a greater hunger for democracy, reform and liberties in China.
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My life is full of mistakes. They're like pebbles that make a good road.
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I refuse to act the way someone expects me to.
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I took temp jobs, recorded a demo in the evenings and eventually shopped a record deal. All I knew was that I wanted to write songs; thankfully, I also got to sing them.
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It's unbelievable that Phil had to wait so long to get in to the Hall of Fame. Maris's home run record in 1961 has become something of a curse. He wasn't just a home run hitter, he could do everything-hit in the clutch, field, throw and run.
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I've gone bankrupt about four times now. Every dollar I earn goes on the show.
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You can do as much as you think you can,But you'll never accomplish more;If you're afraid of yourself, young man,There's little for you in store.For failure comes from the inside first,It's there if we only knew it,And you can win, though you face the worst,If you feel that you're going to do it.
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'I didn’t want to scare you. We don’t want to scare anyone.''No? Well, sometimes it’s a good thing to scare people. Sometimes fear is all that will keep them from doing stupid things.'
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A person who makes few mistakes makes little progress.
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It's just becoming more acceptable for girls to react violently.
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I'm very thankful to be doing what I'm doing. I feel very blessed.
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Poetry is meant to be heard.
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I'm at a time in my life where I'm so filled up that I don't want more.
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My constituents want me to be outspoken - it's part of the reason they elected me - and the inevitable side effect of being outspoken is that, occasionally, you put your foot in your mouth.
