John Hickenlooper Quotes
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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.
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Any businessman will tell you that transportation is fundamental to success.
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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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The Democratic Party is always going to be the party of civil rights and fairness - everybody gets an equal, fair shot at the American dream. And we're going to be the party that really fights to protect planet Earth - enjoy whatever time we're going to get!
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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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Governor Kasich and I won't agree on everything, but agree we've got to control the rise in health care costs on all levels.
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Given that, and assuming that we begin to adjust to issues like climate change and the greenhouse effect, Denver's location in the center of the country becomes a tremendous advantage.
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What I want most is for my son to be proud of me.
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Universal background checks work. You keep the guns out of the hands of dangerous people. That shouldn't be partisan - that should be something we can all agree to, but it became this huge battle and, you know, really, really a challenge.
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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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Colorado has always been a good place to find what you're made of.
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When people think of the West, it's easy to envision wagon trains, Buffalo Bill, the glory days of the Gold Rush. Cowboy hats come to mind.
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This country is built on free speech.
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If the two economies can figure out how to waltz... I think there is benefit for Colorado colleges and universities, and I think there are benefits for Cuba as well.
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America is always attracting people, from all over the earth.
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The most important thing a mayor does is hire talented people to run the city.
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Education is the social bedrock for the hopes and dreams of our children and the foundation that is necessary for their future prosperity.
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Sustainable jobs are created by the private sector.
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I'm not sure there's another way to help move more people out of poverty than to raise the minimum wage.
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Oftentimes, when constituencies or sectors of opinion are distinct, when they are confronted with a situation where they're going to have to make a serious compromise, they react very negatively publicly, but they also recognize when they step back that this is right.
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If people think that Colorado is a beacon for artists and creative people who are really talented, I think they're going to be a little happier during the day, and I think they're going to be a little more successful at their job, no matter what their job is.
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There could have been more planning in New Orleans, but you look at all the devastation that happened there - have we gotten to 3,000 deaths yet? For that magnitude of a disaster, that's not all that bad.
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Colorado is a state that people like to be themselves and solve their own problems.
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What I remember most vividly was the sense of always being a little behind the other kids in class - that sense of I wasn't cut out for class or I wasn't cut out to read.