Jared Polis Quotes
- All Quotes
-
There are a lot of children in our country that, because of their neighborhood or socio-economic status, do not have the opportunity to attend a good school that will prepare them for life's challenges.
-
It's insulting when somebody who is not a member of our community feels like they have a great understanding of what it's like to grow up gay in this country.
-
It's easier to stop bad things than to pass good things.
-
It's critical to show that we can meet our commitment to students with disabilities without raising taxes and without increasing the deficit. In the past, there's been strong support for full funding and I'm still hearing that from many of my colleagues.
-
From the newest arrivals to our Native American brothers and sisters, we are one America.
-
When I first arrived, I likened Congress to being back in school again as a freshman. Well, just like school, we have an 'August recess,' but don't let the name fool you - it's not even close to a vacation.
-
We need innovation and creativity.
-
One of my heroes growing up was Jackie Robinson. My mom, an ardent baseball fan from whom I got my love of the game, had an old baseball card of his from the 1950s and told us his amazing story of courage in integrating baseball.
-
No one should be denied the opportunity to choose his or her spouse. It is a basic human right and deeply personal decision.
-
Far too many of our elected officials are chained to an ideology that is rooted in the past. They are keepers of normalcy who embrace things as they've always been.
-
Lawmakers who support CISA will tell you the bill includes some privacy protections. They're right. But these 'protections' are superficial and include broad loopholes that are so far-reaching as to render the protections meaningless.
-
To have hundreds of people from every political and demographic group you can imagine coming out day after day to take part in the national health care debate is fantastic.
-
From my own perspective, I value productivity more than tradition, but the customs of the House evolve slowly.
-
Pizza certainly has its place in school meals, but equating it with broccoli, carrots and celery seriously undermines this nation's efforts to support children's health and their ability to learn because of better school nutrition.
-
For me, blogging is just like talking.
-
It can be a living hell to go through endless campus investigations. I've seen this go down, and there really is no winning once the accusation is made, even if the process provides formal vindication.
-
I derive a lot of the values that I try to bring into the public sphere from my private faith.
-
The foundation of a strong economy and job creation begins with providing every child in America with the best possible education, including students with disabilities.
-
If our country is to advance, let it be upon the legs of lessons well-learned.
-
I don't particularly care what people think of me as long as I know what I'm doing is right.
-
One of my main legislative efforts in education is to help expand and replicate successful charter schools. Charter schools are public schools with site-based governance.
-
Having to censor yourself - whether it's lying at the water cooler about how you spent your weekend, scrubbing your Facebook page of any revealing facts, or pretending to be with someone you aren't - is the antithesis of our foundation as a nation based on freedom of expression and association.
-
The House of Representatives provides a special, nonpartisan staff of lawyers, called Legislative Counsel, who are experts in various areas of the law.
-
Too many public and private entities simply don't take advantage of tools already at their disposal to protect themselves from hackers. No amount of information sharing will help solve that problem.