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John Hickenlooper Quotes

I would argue that one of the issues which the public should be much more emphatic about with all politicians... is patronage, appointing people to high positions because they supported your campaign or helped you raise money.

John Hickenlooper

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: politician
Nationality: american
Birth: February 7, 1952

Topics

Money People You More High Because

I've always - and not always happily - considered myself an outsider. Certainly at Fettes. And then the Scots are always outsiders in England. They are always putting you in your place in one way or another, and there is this pretty rigid class hierarchy.

Angus Deaton

Myself You Place Class Way Always

Economics is about creating win-win situations. But in sports, someone loses.

Stan Kroenke

Sports Economics Someone Creating

The thing I love about Norwegian cities is that you often have nature right at your doorstep - you don't need to go that far. That makes it a lot easier to just get out.

Sigrid

Nature Love You Go Need Right

The piano has been drinking, not me.

Tom Waits

Me Piano Been Drinking

I like writing because you can make things happen and turn out the way they never do in real life.

Rob Reiner

Life Writing You Things Happen Way

Let's deal with each other honestly.

Robert Torricelli

Deal Other Each Honestly

I'm not the most delicate - I'm not the most graceful person, and I like playing a sport where being not delicate and not graceful is actually a good thing.

Mary McCormack

Good Person Playing Graceful Where

In training camp, you know what each person is doing.

Mo Farah

Training Doing You Person Know Each

For me, as an actor, it's always about getting out of my own way. I can put so much pressure on myself to keep up and make my director happy instead of being in the moment.

Jovan Adepo

Myself Moment Happy Me Pressure Way

Now when I was a teenager, I was angsty as any teenager was, but after 17 years of having a mother who was in and out of my life like a yo-yo and a father who was faceless, I was angry.

Jarrett J. Krosoczka

Life Father Mother Angry My Life

Unfortunately, a human being is able to comprehend only that amount of evil which he is able to commit himself.

Joseph Brodsky

Evil Human Human Being Being Commit

I'm much more interested in looking at our own failings than going to some faraway place and looking at their failings, thus making us feel good about ourselves.

Jon Ronson

Good Feel Good Looking Feel Place