Jared Polis

“When the money dries up, the sites die off. That's the way to go after piracy.”

“I remember well my first 300 baud modem, which dialed up and scrolled text at an agonizingly slow speed.”

“When I was first elected to the Colorado State Board of Education in 2000, we had to carry a big binder filled with hundreds of pages to every meeting. By 2004, the State Board had gone paperless. We even persuaded the less-tech-savvy members to use laptops to pull up their information during meetings.”

“In my opinion, real reform, which lowers costs and ensures all Americans get the quality, affordable health care that they deserve, cannot be accomplished without a robust public option.”

“Too many public and private entities simply don't take advantage of tools already at their disposal to protect themselves from hackers. No amount of information sharing will help solve that problem.”

“It's critical to show that we can meet our commitment to students with disabilities without raising taxes and without increasing the deficit. In the past, there's been strong support for full funding and I'm still hearing that from many of my colleagues.”

“Senators, representatives too often, we hear from our base, don't talk to the other side, don't with work with them.”

“My constituents want me to be outspoken - it's part of the reason they elected me - and the inevitable side effect of being outspoken is that, occasionally, you put your foot in your mouth.”

“Gay marriage won't be more of an issue 25 years from now than interracial marriage is today.”

“The passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act - or stimulus bill, as it is often called - is a perfect example in which dire circumstances necessitate immediate action. But with such large amounts of taxpayer money at stake, a hastily developed, under-thought-out plan could have been disastrous.”

“My favorite part of the experience of serving in Congress is knowing that my time and effort are spent for the greater good and for the betterment of our nation.”

“Members of the LGBT community should feel welcome and know their rights are protected regardless of what state they reside in.”

“I always try to follow my moral compass.”

“The role of the speaker of the House is to deliver enough votes by understanding and accommodating the individual bottom lines of enough members to pass the bill.”

“It's easier to stop bad things than to pass good things.”

“It can be a living hell to go through endless campus investigations. I've seen this go down, and there really is no winning once the accusation is made, even if the process provides formal vindication.”

“The foundation of a strong economy and job creation begins with providing every child in America with the best possible education, including students with disabilities.”

“If our country is to advance, let it be upon the legs of lessons well-learned.”

“Technology improves our lives in so many ways - from our toasters, ovens, and refrigerators at home to our computers, fax machines, and BlackBerrys at work. Technology makes once-burdensome tasks easy and fun.”

“One of my heroes growing up was Jackie Robinson. My mom, an ardent baseball fan from whom I got my love of the game, had an old baseball card of his from the 1950s and told us his amazing story of courage in integrating baseball.”