John Hickenlooper

“Especially during the first nine months, there was so much going on with trying to hire 55 people to run the city, it was hard to imagine any honeymoon.”

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

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

“When you grow up a fatherless son, in many ways you have to raise yourself. No one tells you what looks good on you, how to carry yourself, or provides the approval. Without a father, you grow up never knowing what you didn't have. There is no intimate model of who you want to become, so it's as if you're always guessing.”

“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.”

“This country is built on free speech.”

“I think I was in 10th or 11th grade before I ever read a book for pleasure.”