Top 116 Quotes & Sayings by Jared Polis
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Last updated on December 21, 2024.
Someone who is wrongfully accused needs to do their best to put it behind them and move on.
It's easier to stop bad things than to pass good things.
Sometimes you hear that many politicians vote for a bill in various forms before they vote against it, or vice versa. The conflict, negotiation, and eventual compromise involved in this process form the essence of the democratic process.
Agribusinesses should never dictate the quality of school meals.
I oppose piracy and want to see intellectual property protected because that is what fosters and rewards innovation. But SOPA won't accomplish a meaningful reduction in piracy and causes massive collateral damage to the Internet ecosystem.
The House of Representatives provides a special, nonpartisan staff of lawyers, called Legislative Counsel, who are experts in various areas of the law.
Big food companies have their priorities, which include selling cheap, unhealthy foods at high profits.
Members of the LGBT community should feel welcome and know their rights are protected regardless of what state they reside in.
I try to treat my orientation the same way I would if I was straight, which is to talk about it when it's relevant.
It's insulting when somebody who is not a member of our community feels like they have a great understanding of what it's like to grow up gay in this country.
I don't particularly care what people think of me as long as I know what I'm doing is right.
The NSA has broken privacy rules or overstepped its legal authority thousands of times a year since Congress gave it broad new powers in 2008.
I always try to follow my moral compass.
The need for a national Employment Non-Discrimination Act a critical part of the LGBT community's struggle for equality.
Democratic, Republican members of Congress get along fine. But what you have is this institutional Hatfield and McCoy sentiment coming from our constituents, where the base of both sides doesn't want people to get along. But the majority of Americans, I feel, the majority, they are in the middle. They actually do want both sides to get together.
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.
With the policymaking process, you have an idea, and you try to sell other stakeholders on the idea. That's not much different than in business, where you're trying to find capital to make your idea a reality.
The federal government has an exceptionally poor record of behaving responsibly with Americans' personal information when entrusted with it.
Only Congress can treat the gaping wound that is our broken immigration system.
In general, I think it's an advantage politically to keep people guessing.
If my son had a baseless accusation made against him at a university, and it was making his life there miserable, I would suggest he transfer or take courses online.
I remember well my first 300 baud modem, which dialed up and scrolled text at an agonizingly slow speed.
In order to create real, long-lasting reform, we must create a pathway to legal status for the millions of undocumented immigrants who have made lives for themselves and their families in the United States.
Throughout history, we have only moved forward when society has distinguished between traditional values and valueless traditions.
When the money dries up, the sites die off. That's the way to go after piracy.
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 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.
Having to censor yourself - whether it's lying at the water cooler about how you spent your weekend, scrubbing your Facebook page of any revealing facts, or pretending to be with someone you aren't - is the antithesis of our foundation as a nation based on freedom of expression and association.
For me, blogging is just like talking.
Congress seems to thrive on breaking promises and passing unfunded mandates down to local government. It's really just a matter of priorities.
Gay marriage won't be more of an issue 25 years from now than interracial marriage is today.
I am from Colorado. I know Colorado inside and out.
I'm too busy thinking what I'm going to say next to remember what I've said, but my staff tells me I'm sometimes funny. Not always on purpose, though.
As long as you have money to live then it's not a terribly important thing. If you don't have enough to live, then it's very important thing.
That's why I created the New America School - to fill the cracks in our public education system.
I have a horrible sense of direction.
I can be happy in the private sector, the non-profit sector, or the public sector.
I am a Democrat. But first and foremost, I am a Coloradan and an American who wants government to function and solve the challenges we face as a country, then make way for people to pursue their dreams without interference.
You have 435 people in the United States House of Representatives trying to get along.
Too often, our most vulnerable students - English-language learners, immigrants, poor kids, teenage parents, students with behavioral problems and learning disabilities - fall through the cracks.
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.
Our students are the best investment we can make for our country and our future economic prosperity. It's in our best interest to ensure they're receiving the best education possible and maximizing their potential.
Patience, they say, is a virtue. Yet in times of emergency, the government needs to be able to make snap decisions and take bold, decisive action to protect the American people.
We are a diverse country, but we are one country. And we are at our best when we come together as Americans, not despite our differences, but in celebration of them.
Pizza certainly has its place in school meals, but equating it with broccoli, carrots and celery seriously undermines this nation's efforts to support children's health and their ability to learn because of better school nutrition.
From the newest arrivals to our Native American brothers and sisters, we are one America.
Lawmakers who support CISA will tell you the bill includes some privacy protections. They're right. But these 'protections' are superficial and include broad loopholes that are so far-reaching as to render the protections meaningless.
Before running for Congress, I was an innovator and entrepreneur who founded several high-tech businesses that created hundreds of jobs and schools that found ways to serve those children that traditional schools couldn't.
No American should have to live in constant fear that their employer can fire them just because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
I have taken my outside-the-box, innovative, and sometimes unorthodox approach to Congress.
What I care most about is representing my constituents. If that ruffles a few feathers along the way, so be it.
But parents and schools have their priorities; making sure our kids eat right because research shows a clear connection between nutrition and student performance in school.
Lady Gaga is one of the most amazingly talented musicians to bring her gifts to humanity in a long time.
I am committed to leveling the playing field and expanding opportunity to all.
My parents were active in the anti-war movement in the 1960s, so I grew up with a tradition of civic activism around our dinner table and going to different marches for different causes.
I'm more of the sneaker-wearing, computer geek type.
We have to find a way that every Coloradan can participate in our economic growth and feel that all the changes that are occurring are working to their benefit rather than their detriment.
Many rogue sites exist to make a profit and others are enormously expensive to maintain. If they don't have the resources to continue stealing intellectual property, they'll wither away.
Senators, representatives too often, we hear from our base, don't talk to the other side, don't with work with them.
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