John Hickenlooper

“Most of us have faced a - faced a serious budget problem or another at some pivotal moment in our lives.”

“There can be an energy in a populist campaign that isn't always in the best interest of the party.”

“The social and educational value of preschool is undisputed.”

“In Colorado, we passed universal background checks and magazine limits. We need to do that nationally, and we need to raise the purchase age, extend waiting periods for gun purchases, fund g...”

“To achieve the kinds of innovations needed to tackle the climate crisis, government must not shun the private sector, but rather must work closely with industry and our nation's great resear...”

“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 h...”

“In the restaurant business, you learn quickly there's no margin in having enemies.”

“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 negati...”

“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.”

“Taxpayers don't want their money spent more than a very, very slender amount on actual buying art or paying for concerts.”

“Democrats must say loudly and clearly that we are not socialists.”

“Slavery is the nagging, unrelenting shame of America that continues to deny the true promise of the country to too many its citizens. If we ever hope to change that, we must begin by owning...”

“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.”

“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.”

“The old system, the War on Drugs, was a train wreck.”

“My mother was widowed twice before she turned forty.”