John Hickenlooper Quotes
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In the restaurant business, you never want to have enemies, whereas it seems that many politicians judge their success by how high their enemies are and whether they can show that they can hold their ground and give a punch for every punch they take.
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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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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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Any businessman will tell you that transportation is fundamental to success.
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We don't want the federal government coming in and telling us how to do our environmental remediation or how we're going to do our healthcare.
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If you don't trust the media, they are not going to trust you, and if they don't trust you, it's hard for the public to trust you.
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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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I could easily say that, for quite a long time before I became mayor, I had obeyed all laws.
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This country is built on free speech.
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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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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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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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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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What I want most is for my son to be proud of me.
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Whenever I've met with businesses that want to locate in Colorado, the state's infrastructure for moving people and products is a top concern.
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Sustainable jobs are created by the private sector.
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America is always attracting people, from all over the earth.
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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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The most important thing a mayor does is hire talented people to run the city.
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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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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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Now, I've never hosted a reality TV show, but I know the true mark of a successful businessman is not the number of times you say, 'You're fired.' It's the number times you say, 'You're hired.'
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I used to make snap judgments, moved quickly. It's more important to be thoughtful, think of the consequences of your decisions.
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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.