Quotes from John Hickenlooper

There could have been more planning in New Orleans, but you look at all the devastation that happened there - have we gotten to 3,000 deaths yet? For that magnitude of a disaster, that's not all that bad.

I try to go to concerts whenever I can, just because I love music.

Sustainable jobs are created by the private sector.

A mayor is a symbol and a public face of what a city bureaucracy provides its citizens.

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

For me, the risks in terms of opening that brewpub were fairly high. I put my house up as collateral, I invested the liquid money I had and two years of my time to get it over, but that's really not much of a risk for what the potential reward was if it worked.

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.

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 with some pretty talented people.

Of everyone else who was running, and there were some very talented people, none of them had anywhere near the experience I had in hiring people, holding them accountable, creating systems for accountability.

The social and educational value of preschool is undisputed.

Denver is a city that will be far more defined by its future than its past.

Bernie Sanders deserves a lot of credit because he has raised issues.

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

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.

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

While some people simply want to villainize the private sector, the fact is that the private sector drives jobs growth; we need to channel the energy and innovation of employers to generate opportunities for the entire labor market.

Education is the social bedrock for the hopes and dreams of our children and the foundation that is necessary for their future prosperity.

From the first day we opened Wynkoop, my brewpub in Denver, I knew I'd be ten times better running a restaurant than I was a geologist.

I was an entrepreneur myself and often say that I'm on loan to public service.

In trying times, Coloradans do what we always have done: pull together and get it done.

The policies we pursue to ensure safety and fairness for our citizens need to be applied equally - and people need to feel they are being applied equally - if we are to bring Americans together again.

My mother was widowed twice before she turned forty.

The most important thing a mayor does is hire talented people to run the city.

The one thing that I don't think the Obama administration gets anywhere near enough credit for is the high level of administrators. They meet all the time so they can synergize the federal investments. That's the way any corporation would do it.