Quotes from John Hickenlooper

Money isn't everything, but the gaps between rich districts and poor districts ultimately mean a workforce that won't be as competitive as it could be, and individual Coloradans won't be as successful as they could be.

A fundamental way to build and expand our middle class and economy is to create a modern and well-paid workforce.

Government doesn't have a high tolerance for failure.

To a certain extent, people's behavior in a campaign is generally a reflection of how they would act in office.

Partisanship has gotten worse and worse.

And if I lost I would have gone back to 12 weeks of vacation, because I was successful enough that I was spending much more time on non-profit boards and traveling a lot.

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.

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

Some day, someone will do something wrong and there will be a scandal to report in the paper. When that happens, we will address it honestly and openly and try to deal with it as quickly and as fairly as we can, and keep moving the city forward.

If I can convince people that good people don't do attack ads, and that we want good people to represent us, then the attack ads work against themselves.

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

Tough times call for tough choices and pinching every penny.

When I opened my first brew-pub, I did not include a checkbox on hiring applications that required applicants to disclose criminal convictions. And we were better for it.

Colorado does not shut down. Colorado does not quit. Colorado does not break.

Too often, low-income Americans must choose between paying for medicine and having their heat shut off.

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.

Wellington Webb was one of the most significant mayors of the latter half of the 20th century. His natural political instincts are almost unrivaled.

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

Whenever I've met with businesses that want to locate in Colorado, the state's infrastructure for moving people and products is a top concern.

We need an economy that fosters and encourages competition and innovation.

Infrastructure is more than laying new roads and expanding transit: it's running the fiber and deploying new technologies for reliable, affordable Internet in every part of the state.

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

In terms of all kinds of things, in terms of educational reform, in terms of health care, transportation, Colorado has a chance to be a national model.

We need a comprehensive focus on infrastructure that supports not just transportation but also broadband, education, healthcare, and our environment.