John Hickenlooper Quotes
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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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I could easily say that, for quite a long time before I became mayor, I had obeyed all laws.
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Any businessman will tell you that transportation is fundamental to success.
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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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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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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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When you grow up a fatherless son, in many ways you have to raise yourself. No one tells you what looks good on you, how to carry yourself, or provides the approval. Without a father, you grow up never knowing what you didn't have. There is no intimate model of who you want to become, so it's as if you're always guessing.
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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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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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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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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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Tough times call for tough choices and pinching every penny.
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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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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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Colorado is a state that people like to be themselves and solve their own problems.
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Sustainable jobs are created by the private sector.
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The most important thing a mayor does is hire talented people to run the city.
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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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Being the one person out there committed to not running negative ads - voters respond to that.
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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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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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I think President Trump is trying to distract the country away from the failures he's had - the inability to get a health care bill that both sides could come together on.