A mayor is a symbol and a public face of what a city bureaucracy provides its citizens. John Hickenlooper bureaucracycitizencity Change image and share on social
Given that, and assuming that we begin to adjust to issues like climate change and the greenhouse effect, Denver's location in the center of the country becomes a tremendous advantage. John Hickenlooper adjustadvantageassume Change image and share on social
In the restaurant business, you never want to have enemies, whereas it seems that many politicians judge their success by how high their enemies are and whether they can show that they can hold their ground and give a punch for every punch they take. John Hickenlooper businessenemygive share on social
I think we're in good shape, but the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina is in some small way mitigated by the fact that we now have more people talking about it, thinking about it and working on it, so that we will be more vigilant and ready. John Hickenlooper factgoodhurricane share on social
America is always attracting people, from all over the earth. John Hickenlooper americaattractearth Change image and share on social
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. John Hickenlooper cityhardhire Change image and share on social
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. John Hickenlooper citycountrydiverse Change image and share on social
I would argue that's because we had a bunch of smart people running around here. They were coming in and working very hard and many of them had left jobs in which they made significantly more money. John Hickenlooper arguebunchcome Change image and share on social
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. John Hickenlooper backboardlose Change image and share on social
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. John Hickenlooper backcompromiseconfront share on social
