John Hickenlooper

A great country acknowledges it's mistakes.

— John Hickenlooper

I was skinny. I wore thick glasses. I had acne.

— John Hickenlooper

Tough times call for tough choices and pinching every penny.

— John Hickenlooper

America is always attracting people, from all over the earth.

— John Hickenlooper

My mother was widowed twice before she turned forty.

— John Hickenlooper

The world has become rapidly more competitive.

— John Hickenlooper

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

— John Hickenlooper

In the end, I did end up repeating seventh grade.

— John Hickenlooper

We have a responsibility and an obligation to do everything we can to try to make this work.

— John Hickenlooper

I'm not sure there's another way to help move more people out of poverty than to raise the minimum wage.

— John Hickenlooper

Fracking is an industrial process, but it can be done safely. It's government's job to make sure it can be done safely.

— John Hickenlooper

I believe that the more this hemisphere operates with a sense of common purpose, I think the better we'll all do.

— John Hickenlooper

It is a sad reality that active shooter drills are a standard way of life for kids as young as pre-school.

— John Hickenlooper

If you really want to introduce corruption into legal marijuana, make it an all cash business.

— John Hickenlooper

Any businessman will tell you that transportation is fundamental to success.

— John Hickenlooper

As Colorado attempts to build its brand as a healthy state, marijuana "dilutes what you're trying to do.

— John Hickenlooper

Of everyone else who was running, and there were some very talented people, none of them had anywhere near the experience I…

— John Hickenlooper

Government requires bringing people together and genuinely hearing their issues. It requires the establishment and strengthening of community.

— John Hickenlooper

I grew up a skinny kid with a funny last name and coke bottle glasses, so I experienced my fair share of…

— John Hickenlooper

One of the governor's complaints: federal rules that prohibit dispensary owners from putting their money in banks. "If you really want to…

— John Hickenlooper

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

I think, in this country, if you work 40 hours a week, and you work hard, you ought to be able to…

— John Hickenlooper

We don't want the federal government coming in and telling us how to do our environmental remediation or how we're going to…

— John Hickenlooper

Now, I've never hosted a reality TV show, but I know the true mark of a successful businessman is not the number…

— John Hickenlooper

There's nothing wrong with the Democratic Party that talks more about - and more loudly about - jobs, and cutting red tape,…

— John Hickenlooper

Slavery is the nagging, unrelenting shame of America that continues to deny the true promise of the country to too many its…

— John Hickenlooper

For me, the risks in terms of opening that brewpub were fairly high. I put my house up as collateral, I invested…

— John Hickenlooper

After college, I became a geologist, mapping what lay beneath the earth's surface. I thought I had my life pretty figured out…

— John Hickenlooper

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

I look at some of the things that Donald Trump will do around cutting red tape, reducing bureaucracy, helping entrepreneurs, helping businesses…

— John Hickenlooper

Secure the border; have an ID system that works. Have a guest worker system. And then, finally, hold businesses accountable. Once you…

— John Hickenlooper

On what motivated Colorado voters: "Let's face it, the War on Drugs was a disaster. It may be well intentioned ... but…

— John Hickenlooper

It's crucial that we keep care for our seniors a priority.

— John Hickenlooper

Government doesn't have a high tolerance for failure.

— John Hickenlooper

This country is built on free speech.

— John Hickenlooper

Colorado is known for many great things.

— John Hickenlooper

I think decriminalization would've been a wiser first step.

— John Hickenlooper

Politics generally doesn't mix with sports very well.

— John Hickenlooper

From my subjective position, there was no honeymoon.

— John Hickenlooper

The social and educational value of preschool is undisputed.

— John Hickenlooper