173 Quotes by John Hickenlooper

We are, by many measures, one of the more diverse cities in the country, growing more diverse all the time, and one of the more harmonious in terms of how we live together.

You have to recognize that this is the result of the sacrifice and hard work of the employees. In the end, it is the rank and file who find ways to accomplish their tasks with less resources.

Every single person I talked to thought it was outrageous they would sell the name. We had a poll done in the six-county area paying the tax for the new stadium, and 69 percent of those we asked said they were willing to pay a higher tax if it meant we kept the name.

Even 12 years ago, the university system in the United States was far and away above anything you could find in most parts of the world.

The same with running for mayor. If I lost the election, I had invested about six months of my time and about $100,000 of my own money.

Oftentimes, when constituencies or sectors of opinion are distinct, when they are confronted with a situation where they're going to have to make a serious compromise, they react very negatively publicly, but they also recognize when they step back that this is right.

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

You take all that heritage away from Denver, how different are we from Indianapolis or Cleveland? It's a crucial part of our identity.

It's one of the most unusual things I've heard of in years.