Jared Polis Quotes
The life of a congressional spouse is harder than the life of the member. They do all the work and get none of the recognition.
Quotes to Explore
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Our children will outwit us if they want; for when it comes to technology, they hold the higher ground. Unlike other tools passed carefully and ceremonially from one generation to the next - the sharp scissors, the car keys - this is one they understand better than we do.
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Unfortunately, there is still much to mine in this world and explore creatively.
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You will die but the carbon will not; its career does not end with you. It will return to the soil, and there a plant may take it up again in time, sending it once more on a cycle of plant and animal life.
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I would never date a celebrity. I would want someone with real skills. Doctor, nurse, electrician... tailor.
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There have been recorded cases of people learning how to fly a plane after playing a flight simulator, but there's never been a case of someone learning to fight by playing 'Tekken.'
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The more I talk about things, the more I understand myself.
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The good poet sticks to his real loves, those within the realm of possibility. He never tries to hold hands with God or the human race.
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A lot of the younger kids now can rap, but they're scared of the crowd. Mastery of that stage is an MC. I don't know if you've seen any great MCs on stage but when you do it's like wow, this is more than the words to rhymes.
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I'm never away from my boys for more than three days.
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Betty Ford and I were colleagues for years, working together for women's rights in Washington, D.C., and elsewhere in the country.
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As the bill requires, any terror alert system must give people and organizations some indication about what steps they must take to improve their own security and assist in the Nation's security.
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I love being a father. It's one of my big jobs is just being a parent. It's one of my favorite things I do.
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I'm just collecting gold presents, which is more fun, actually, than buying gold.
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To destroy is always the first step in any creation.
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For some, being involved in a scene is a great thing because the social element can drive creativity. For me, though, it's never really been like that. It's the opposite. I've always had this instinct to escape.
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When you're in the music business, everything is very personal, because you are invested in everything; there's a very deep, personal attachment to your music.
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I don't like the 'must', the 'always', and the 'never' words. I don't like 'no' either.
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Whenever I have tried to write for other people, that's when my writing has failed, when nobody wanted to read it or buy it. But it's only when I've been able to write a story that makes me excited, only then have other people wanted to read it.
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I have a collection of vintage sundresses, and I've never worn them because for some reason I always opt for shorts and a t-shirt. I wish I could commit to them. I will. I have a few really great pieces I've been holding onto for years.
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I think women have every right to feel like they're the protagonists in their own stories.
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I love contemporary North American fiction and short fiction. My favorite writer is Jonathan Franzen, and my favorite writers of short fiction are George Saunders and Alice Munro.
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Once a lonely caterpillar sat and cried,
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Questioning is the piety of thought.
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The life of a congressional spouse is harder than the life of the member. They do all the work and get none of the recognition.
