I'm not sure there's another way to help move more people out of poverty than to raise the minimum wage. — John Hickenlooper Copy Share Image
I've made several careers out of people underestimating me - it's almost an advantage worth cultivating. — John Hickenlooper Copy Share Image
Colorado is a state that people like to be themselves and solve their own problems. — John Hickenlooper Copy Share Image
Colorado needs a governor who brings people together to create jobs and cut government spending. — John Hickenlooper Copy Share Image
This is a generous country that realizes people want to work hard. — John Hickenlooper Copy Share Image
To a certain extent, people's behavior in a campaign is generally a reflection of how they would act in office. — John Hickenlooper Copy Share Image
The most important thing a mayor does is hire talented people to run the city. — John Hickenlooper Copy Share Image
Of everyone else who was running, and there were some very talented people, none of them had anywhere near the experience I… — John Hickenlooper Copy Share Image
Government requires bringing people together and genuinely hearing their issues. It requires the establishment and strengthening of community. — John Hickenlooper Copy Share Image
We need to recognize that we can't allow people that are aberrations of nature to take away the joys and freedoms that… — John Hickenlooper Copy Share Image
The policies we pursue to ensure safety and fairness for our citizens need to be applied equally - and people need to… — John Hickenlooper Copy Share Image
Especially during the first nine months, there was so much going on with trying to hire 55 people to run the city,… — John Hickenlooper Copy Share Image
I would argue that one of the issues which the public should be much more emphatic about with all politicians... is patronage,… — John Hickenlooper Copy Share Image
When people think of the West, it's easy to envision wagon trains, Buffalo Bill, the glory days of the Gold Rush. Cowboy… — John Hickenlooper Copy Share Image
Whenever I've met with businesses that want to locate in Colorado, the state's infrastructure for moving people and products is a top… — John Hickenlooper Copy Share Image
People don't realize that almost two-thirds of the population in the United States lives in a state where either medical or recreational… — John Hickenlooper Copy Share Image
On what motivated Colorado voters: "Let's face it, the War on Drugs was a disaster. It may be well intentioned ... but… — John Hickenlooper Copy Share Image
People turn off the news, stop reading in-depth magazine articles - especially young people. Look at the increasing reluctance of young people… — John Hickenlooper Copy Share Image
If people think that Colorado is a beacon for artists and creative people who are really talented, I think they're going to… — John Hickenlooper Copy Share Image
We did not do a good enough job of taking care of the people who were losing their careers and retraining them… — John Hickenlooper Copy Share Image
If you ask me about Donna Lynne, she's one of the flat-out most talented people I've ever worked with, and I've worked… — John Hickenlooper Copy Share Image
Today we're dealing with metropolitan Shanghai, metropolitan New Delhi or Paris. If we're competing at that level, our diversity, that richness of… — John Hickenlooper Copy Share Image
While some people simply want to villainize the private sector, the fact is that the private sector drives jobs growth; we need… — John Hickenlooper Copy Share Image
You looked at Stanford or Harvard, or the University of Colorado, these were powerful engines just turning out people ready to create… — John Hickenlooper Copy Share Image
If I can convince people that good people don't do attack ads, and that we want good people to represent us, then… — John Hickenlooper Copy Share Image
Universal background checks work. You keep the guns out of the hands of dangerous people. That shouldn't be partisan - that should… — John Hickenlooper Copy Share Image
Even as we continue to carry the banner of civil rights and environmental justice, we've also got to focus on many, many… — John Hickenlooper Copy Share Image
One of the best things about marijuana legalization: "I think the black market has been damaged. I think people are willing to… — John Hickenlooper Copy Share Image
I would argue that's because we had a bunch of smart people running around here. They were coming in and working very… — John Hickenlooper Copy Share Image
I never ran for student council or class president or any of that stuff. I didn't hang out with those people. It… — John Hickenlooper Copy Share Image
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… — John Hickenlooper Copy Share Image
Especially during the first nine months, there was so much going on with trying to hire 55 people to run the city, it was… — John Hickenlooper Copy Share
There's nothing wrong with the Democratic Party that talks more about - and more loudly about - jobs, and cutting red tape, and bureaucracy,… — John Hickenlooper Copy Share
One's ability to enter into thousands of lawsuits as a tool for success, or to use bankruptcy to avoid paying your former employees and… — John Hickenlooper Copy Share
I could easily say that, for quite a long time before I became mayor, I had obeyed all laws. — John Hickenlooper Copy Share
We have tax revenue that's going to allow us to look in a much more comprehensive way at intervening in addiction. — John Hickenlooper Copy Share
Some day, someone will do something wrong and there will be a scandal to report in the paper. When that happens, we will address… — John Hickenlooper Copy Share
Wellington Webb was one of the most significant mayors of the latter half of the 20th century. His natural political instincts are almost unrivaled. — John Hickenlooper Copy Share
On Mother's Day, we take a moment to stop and honor our mothers for all they do. It has been my privilege to know… — John Hickenlooper Copy Share
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… — John Hickenlooper Copy Share
I think a couple things, I mean, you know, the tragic death of Matthew Shepard occurred in Wyoming. Colorado and Wyoming are very similar.… — John Hickenlooper Copy Share
The Affordable Care Act was passed in large part because of recognition that our nation's health care system is not working. The act is… — John Hickenlooper Copy Share
We need a comprehensive focus on infrastructure that supports not just transportation but also broadband, education, healthcare, and our environment. — John Hickenlooper Copy Share
People don't realize that almost two-thirds of the population in the United States lives in a state where either medical or recreational marijuana are… — John Hickenlooper Copy Share
I started out here in Colorado as a geologist. During a downturn, everyone in our company got laid off. — John Hickenlooper Copy Share
