John Hickenlooper Quotes
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America is always attracting people, from all over the earth.
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This country is built on free speech.
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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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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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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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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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I think I was in 10th or 11th grade before I ever read a book for pleasure.
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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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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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I started out here in Colorado as a geologist. During a downturn, everyone in our company got laid off.
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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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We need to unleash the entrepreneurial spirit that is alive in Colorado.
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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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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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If I can convince people that good people don't do attack ads, and that we want good people to represent us, then the attack ads work against themselves.
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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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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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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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The most important thing a mayor does is hire talented people to run the city.
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Sustainable jobs are created by the private sector.
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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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You looked at Stanford or Harvard, or the University of Colorado, these were powerful engines just turning out people ready to create and grow businesses.
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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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We are, by many measures, one of the more diverse cities in the country, growing more diverse all the time, and one of the more harmonious in terms of how we live together.