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.

Politics generally doesn't mix with sports very well.

I grew up a skinny kid with a funny last name and coke bottle glasses, so I experienced my fair share of bullies. But I learned, with the help of humor and resilience, to never give up.

In the restaurant business, you learn quickly there's no margin in having enemies.

We need an economy that fosters and encourages competition and innovation.

The social and educational value of preschool is undisputed.

To a certain extent, people's behavior in a campaign is generally a reflection of how they would act in office.

Democrats must say loudly and clearly that we are not socialists.

I believe that the more this hemisphere operates with a sense of common purpose, I think the better we'll all do.

I never ran for student council or class president or any of that stuff. I didn't hang out with those people. It was just a different universe from the one I inhabited.

I think, in this country, if you work 40 hours a week, and you work hard, you ought to be able to afford an apartment somewhere.

It's crucial that we keep care for our seniors a priority.

For me, the risks in terms of opening that brewpub were fairly high. I put my house up as collateral, I invested the liquid money I had and two years of my time to get it over, but that's really not much of a risk for what the potential reward was if it worked.

The Affordable Care Act was passed in large part because of recognition that our nation's health care system is not working. The act is not perfect, but it is a starting point, and we have been using it to improve the health of Coloradans.

I assume we will have figured out a way to efficiently utilize solar energy and tied that to an efficient way to use nuclear energy in such a way that it doesn't pose a serious environmental issue.

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.

We don't want the federal government coming in and telling us how to do our environmental remediation or how we're going to do our healthcare.

Too often, low-income Americans must choose between paying for medicine and having their heat shut off.

Colorado is known for many great things.

Taxpayers don't want their money spent more than a very, very slender amount on actual buying art or paying for concerts.

When I opened my first brew-pub, I did not include a checkbox on hiring applications that required applicants to disclose criminal convictions. And we were better for it.

I'm not sure there's another way to help move more people out of poverty than to raise the minimum wage.

This is the essence of the American Dream - in the land of opportunity, if you have a good idea, create a solid plan, and work hard, you should be able to reinvent yourself and get ahead.

We need to recognize that we can't allow people that are aberrations of nature to take away the joys and freedoms that we enjoy.

As a businessman, I learned something that Donald Trump never figured out: It isn't about how many times you yell, 'You're fired,' but instead, how many times you say, 'You're hired.'

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.

You may have made some mistakes, but just like a parent helps their child when they are learning to walk, God will help you get right back up anytime you fall.

Let me encourage you, if someone has wronged you, and you still get that cringing feeling on the inside when you see or think about that person, take it to God and allow Him to keep your heart soft and sensitive.

God's Word is alive and powerful! When you declare these words over your life, the truth of God's Word draws forth the seeds of love that God deposits into us when we invite Jesus to be our Lord and Savior.

Children are our future, and God loves the children.

Don't look for approval in what everyone else is doing; look for approval from Almighty God.

God values you simply because He created you. You are precious to Him, and your value will never change.

God's not thinking about your mistakes, failures or shortcomings. No, His thoughts toward you are good.

You are God's own masterpiece! That means you are not ordinary or average; you are a one-of-a-kind original.

If we focus on loving others the way God does, scripture says that we will be fulfilling His whole law.

If you will be the best that you can be right where you are, God will promote you and give you more.

It's amazing what you'll discover if you start exploring what God has placed within you.

We are God's creation, and we have a responsibility to keep ourselves at our best.

We have to be careful not to look for confidence in the acceptance of others because true confidence only comes from knowing God.

We want to encourage people. We want to help them. We want them to see all the good things God has placed in them and give them a right future.

When God created you, He went to great lengths to make you exactly the way He wanted you to be. You are His ultimate work of art.

When we obey God, we're not doing it for God... we're doing it for ourself. Because God takes pleasure when we're happy.

When you receive God's love and encouragement, it will empower you to do more than you ever thought possible.

The thing is, God has already seen every twist and turn of your life. He already knows what's in your heart. He already knows the decisions you've made. He's just waiting for you to call on Him and be honest with Him like Jonah was.

You have to make time and tend to things that are important in your life so you can live the life of blessing God has promised you!

You matter to God, and every detail of your life matters to Him.

You may not be like everyone else, but that's okay. Be who God made you to be.

At the end of day, what matters most to God, what moves His heart, isn't our fancy words and impressive possessions - it's the condition of our hearts.

Children touch all of our lives. We all have the opportunity to sow seeds into the next generation, and there's nothing more important that we can leave on this earth than a legacy of faith, hope, and confidence in our God.

God doesn't want us to merely sit around dreaming about things we can do and be. That's a good place to start, but a poor place to stop. God wants us to turn our dreams into action.