Jared Polis Quotes
From my own perspective, I value productivity more than tradition, but the customs of the House evolve slowly.
Quotes to Explore
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I believe in the Prince of Peace. I believe that War is Murder. I believe that armies and navies are at bottom the tinsel and braggadocio of oppression and wrong, and I believe that the wicked conquest of weaker and darker nations by nations whiter and stronger but foreshadows the death of that strength.
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All wars, even the noblest, bring a reckoning of means and ends.
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Evolution happens in nature and in individuals. I want to participate actively in its happening within me.
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I produce for a low price and I sell it on my own to 80 countries.
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Steve Jobs has been right twice. The first time we got Apple. The second time we got NeXT. The Macintosh ruled. NeXT tanked. Still, Jobs was right both times.
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Look, you need technical skills to run a company.
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There's one thing that I like about Rome that was stated by Napoleon: that from sublime to pathetic is only one step away. And in Rome there's a constant shifting between sublime and pathetic.
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You know, bigotry isn't relevant to just the South. It never was. But I'm very grateful that I don't know what it's like from experience.
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The American dream always meant that anybody willing to put in a hard day's work could make a decent living. That's just not true anymore for people without at least some post-high school education.
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World War II was a decisive time in our history and June 6, 1944, marked the decisive moment of the war.
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I think for me, or for anyone who plays the quarterback position, it's almost an unspoken word when you think about leadership. Some guys can be a leader and be a running back or a lineman, or wide receiver, strong safety, or linebacker. But when you speak of quarterbacks, it's automatically a default that you're supposed to be a leader.
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Not one role that I've played has been written specifically for me.
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What makes us Americans is our shared commitment to an ideal - that all of us are created equal, and all of us have the chance to make of our lives what we will.
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You make your mistakes to learn how to get to the good stuff.
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I don't understand people who dream in black and white. I just don't get it. My dreams have always been vivid color.
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My mother giving birth to me was just like Lady Sybil giving birth, except that there wasn't such a tragic ending.
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Part of spiritual and emotional maturity is recognizing that it's not like you're going to try to fix yourself and become a different person. You remain the same person, but you become awakened.
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In England, we have this saying about Marmite: people either love it or hate it. That's like a lot of the movie work I've done. People either find it repulsive or find it really interesting and get engaged in it.
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The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes.
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I meditate on God's life and I read the scriptures. I read something about Him, go through it and spend a lot of time by myself.
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Mein Führer! I can walk!
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The silence of a wise man is always meaningful.
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The telecom industry reaches into every corner of our economies, societies, and private lives, and it is one of the greatest drivers of economic growth and human equality the world has ever seen.
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From my own perspective, I value productivity more than tradition, but the customs of the House evolve slowly.
