John Hickenlooper Quotes
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Fracking is an industrial process, but it can be done safely. It's government's job to make sure it can be done safely.
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Is there some risk every day we walk out our front door? Every time we get in our car? Yeah. Are we materially less safe now than we were 10 years ago? Whatever delta there is, it's very small.
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I think, in this country, if you work 40 hours a week, and you work hard, you ought to be able to afford an apartment somewhere.
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In the restaurant business, you learn quickly there's no margin in having enemies.
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Government doesn't have a high tolerance for failure.
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I was an entrepreneur myself and often say that I'm on loan to public service.
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America's greatness has always been demonstrated by our moral leadership.
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We have this tradition of the Second Amendment and people's rights to self-defense and a certain suspicion that the government can't be trusted.
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There can be an energy in a populist campaign that isn't always in the best interest of the party.
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Infrastructure is more than laying new roads and expanding transit: it's running the fiber and deploying new technologies for reliable, affordable Internet in every part of the state.
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Let's face it: the War on Drugs was a disaster. It may be well intentioned... but it sent millions of kids to prison, gave them felonies oftentimes when they had no violent crimes.
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A mayor is a symbol and a public face of what a city bureaucracy provides its citizens.
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Government requires bringing people together and genuinely hearing their issues. It requires the establishment and strengthening of community.
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This country is built on free speech.
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My father had a handgun on the bedside table, and we were all taught to handle firearms.
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Wellington Webb was one of the most significant mayors of the latter half of the 20th century. His natural political instincts are almost unrivaled.
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I could easily say that, for quite a long time before I became mayor, I had obeyed all laws.
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If we want to close the achievement gap, build a well-educated workforce and responsible citizenry, we must start with our youngest children.
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People turn off the news, stop reading in-depth magazine articles - especially young people. Look at the increasing reluctance of young people to vote. I think a lot of that is directly - you can lay it at the feet of these negative campaigns and relentless attack ads.
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Voters are tired of us kicking the can down the road, because they know it's going to land in a pothole.
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We need to unleash the entrepreneurial spirit that is alive in Colorado.
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I started out here in Colorado as a geologist. During a downturn, everyone in our company got laid off.
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To a certain extent, people's behavior in a campaign is generally a reflection of how they would act in office.
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In terms of all kinds of things, in terms of educational reform, in terms of health care, transportation, Colorado has a chance to be a national model.