Top 75 Jared Polis Quotes

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.

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.

Americans’ information independence is under attack, whether it’s the repeal of net neutrality or the repeal of broadband privacy protections.

I have a horrible sense of direction.

The most important thing to keep in mind in being effective is focus.

I wouldn’t ask other people to invest in my race if I wasn’t willing to invest in it myself.

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.

The House of Representatives provides a special, nonpartisan staff of lawyers, called Legislative Counsel, who are experts in various areas of the law.

Someone who is wrongfully accused needs to do their best to put it behind them and move on.

The need for a national Employment Non-Discrimination Act a critical part of the LGBT community’s struggle for equality.

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.

We can no more condone the wastefulness of self-serving company executives than we can the sacrifice of the lives of our citizens in a senseless war.

We can pass practical, comprehensive immigration reform.

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.

If our country is to advance, let it be upon the legs of lessons well-learned.

Negotiating deals among members of Congress is an exercise in wearing masks, scaring up votes, and, oftentimes, bluffing.

Churches should be able to decide what kinds of unions are sanctified by their denomination, but not what kinds of unions are accepted in the civil arena.

In general, I think it’s an advantage politically to keep people guessing.

One of my heroes growing up was Jackie Robinson. My mom, an ardent baseball fan from whom I got my love of the game, had an old baseball card of his from the 1950s and told us his amazing story of courage in integrating baseball.

No one should be denied the opportunity to choose his or her spouse. It is a basic human right and deeply personal decision.

The Federal Communications Commission needs to listen and serve the American people, not special interests.

Members of the LGBT community should feel welcome and know their rights are protected regardless of what state they reside in.

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.

Congress seems to thrive on breaking promises and passing unfunded mandates down to local government. It’s really just a matter of priorities.

I can be happy in the private sector, the non-profit sector, or the public sector.

When I first arrived, I likened Congress to being back in school again as a freshman. Well, just like school, we have an ‘August recess,’ but don’t let the name fool you – it’s not even close to a vacation.

If becoming a member of Congress is like going to college, then crafting legislation is our homework.

Some people trust an insurance company over the government, while others trust the government over insurance companies.

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 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.

I believe that in order to sustain a governing majority, the Democratic Party has got to learn that it can govern without raising taxes.

My favorite part of the experience of serving in Congress is knowing that my time and effort are spent for the greater good and for the betterment of our nation.

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.

While most of my public service work centers on improving our schools and fixing our broken immigration system, I also strongly stand for personal freedom.

While still in college, I started my first Internet company – American Information Systems – a dial-up Internet provider in the Internet’s formative years.

From my own perspective, I value productivity more than tradition, but the customs of the House evolve slowly.

In my opinion, real reform, which lowers costs and ensures all Americans get the quality, affordable health care that they deserve, cannot be accomplished without a robust public option.

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.

The passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act – or stimulus bill, as it is often called – is a perfect example in which dire circumstances necessitate immediate action. But with such large amounts of taxpayer money at stake, a hastily developed, under-thought-out plan could have been disastrous.

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 federal government has an exceptionally poor record of behaving responsibly with Americans’ personal information when entrusted with it.

When the money dries up, the sites die off. That’s the way to go after piracy.

My constituents include CU Buffs, ski bums, techies, artists, suburban soccer moms, and proud, hard-working Colorado families.

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.

One of my main legislative efforts in education is to help expand and replicate successful charter schools. Charter schools are public schools with site-based governance.

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.

Co-sponsoring a bill is fairly easy, like a group project which you work on with others.

Members of Congress wear two hats: one as Washington legislator, the other as listener and community leader back home.

In the absence of federal leadership, Coloradans should take our rightful role as leaders seriously and work with other states and countries to reduce carbon emissions.

You have 435 people in the United States House of Representatives trying to get along.

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.

Creating a sustainable, economic, social, and ecological environment that provides everyone the opportunity to succeed is my mission in Congress.

We cannot afford a dead stop on all of the progress we have made under President Obama in saving our planet from the devastating consequences of climate change.

There are a lot of children in our country that, because of their neighborhood or socio-economic status, do not have the opportunity to attend a good school that will prepare them for life’s challenges.

Humans and nations are imperfect, and through our collective efforts, we hope to improve our nation and bring hope and opportunity to millions who lack it.

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.

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.

I am committed to leveling the playing field and expanding opportunity to all.

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.

A free and open Internet is essential to our democracy, economy, and modern way of life.

Coloradans of all walks of life value the environment.

There is a great deal of innovation occurring in Colorado, with some of the most brilliant minds and creative startup companies in the world formulating climate-change solutions right in our backyard.

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.