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“I was probably about 13 or 14, and I went by myself to the City Auditorium in Colorado Springs and saw the guy who wrote and sang "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini." Brian something. And I got to meet him and he signed an autograph for me, a little piece of paper. Brian Hyland! It was so bizarre.”

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Author:Cassandra Peterson

“Everyone had always told me I had to see alpine flowers, since I was writing about flowers, and I had never seen these. So I happened to be teaching a class at the University of Colorado, and I got to go for hikes that took me there. But my perspective was most often down at ground level, trying to see quite tiny exquisite flowers.”

Writing Trying Levels Class Happened Teaching Flower Perspective University Tiny Exquisite Colorado Alpine

Author:Martha Ronk

“Colorado's economy is already being threatened by unchecked climate change.”

Economy Climate Climate Change Threatened Colorado

Author:Michael Bennet

“I started writing "Peace Trail" here in Colorado, then I went back to California. I had a few other tunes going around in my head, so I had a couple of them finished after a few days and then I wanted to go into the studio.”

Writing Wanted Couple Studios Finished California Tunes Trails Colorado

Author:Neil Young

“I look at some of the things that Donald Trump will do around cutting red tape, reducing bureaucracy, helping entrepreneurs, helping businesses grow more rapidly, more access to capital - I'm all for it. That's all stuff that I've been trying to do in Colorado.”

Trying Looks Helping Grows Stuff Cutting Trump Red Entrepreneur Access Tape Bureaucracy Reducing Colorado Red Tape

Author:John Hickenlooper

“I still think I'm like the poor girl from Colorado who worked three jobs to buy a car. That's still my mentality, so I'll be walking down the street, and I forget what I do and who I am.”

Thinking Stills Jobs Girl Three Forget Poor Streets Car Walking Who I Am Mentality Colorado

Author:Amy Adams

“I just sold a farm in Missouri, and I own a ski lodge in Colorado with some Honolulu partners.”

Partners Farms Agriculture Skis Colorado Lodges Missouri Honolulu

Author:James MacArthur

“As long as there's land available, single-family homes will be built, and Colorado residents will always go for a single-family over a condo.”

Long Home Land Built Available Residents Colorado Family Home

Author:Gary Bauer

“As state and federal lawmakers debate the country's energy policies and Colorado's role in the ever-expanding energy economy, let's hope they remember that unnecessary regulations stifle growth while doing nothing for public safety or health.”

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Author:Bob Beauprez

“Colorado's collective shale deposits contain somewhere in the neighborhood of 1 trillion barrels of oil. That's almost as much as the entire world's proven oil reserves!”

World Oil Collectives Neighborhood Reserves Proven Barrels Colorado Deposits

Author:Bob Beauprez

“Every time Washington regulators pass down another heavy-handed rule or levy another hefty fine, Colorado loses potential jobs, revenue, and economic security.”

Jobs Loses Economic Security Fine Heavy Revenue Colorado Regulators Economic Security

Author:Bob Beauprez

“In my native Boulder County, Colorado, the fracking fanatics are out in force. They are marching door-to-door, petitions and mythology in hand, and they are storming city council and county commissioner meetings.”

Hands Force Cities Doors Meetings Mythology Native Council Fanatics County Colorado Petitions Boulders Fracking Commissioners City Council

Author:Bob Beauprez

“Growing up in Denver, I'm sure it started with loving the Colorado mountains.”

Growing Up Growing Mountain Colorado Denver

Author:Gale Norton

“I rolled the second car that I ever owned, a Toyota 4 Runner. This was winter in Colorado, two weeks before the 2002 Olympic trials. I was driving in the outside lane, and my rear tire caught some black ice, and we totally turned sideways to the point where we were heading right toward the median.”

Two Black Week Car Winter Caught Driving Trials Ice Runners Tire Two Weeks Lanes Headings Colorado Sideways Toyota Median Black Ice

Author:Apolo Ohno

“You don't need missionaries in Colorado; you got Colorado.”

Needs Missionary Colorado

Author:Trey Parker

“I got into this little habit of architecture and building. I designed a house in Colorado and one in Hawaii. The idea is supposed to be build and sell - but then I can never bring myself to sell them.”

Littles I Can Ideas House Building Habit Sells Architecture Supposed To Be Hawaii Colorado

Author:Trey Parker

“I think what's going to hurt the Republicans enormously is the extremist position of Mitt Romney on the immigration issue and states like New Mexico, states like Colorado, Nevada, Arizona - and I think it's going to be the margin of victory for President Obama, a very narrow victory.”

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Author:Bill Richardson

“Who knows? Maybe years from now I'll be on a ranch in Colorado with 10 kids. The whole point of life is to experience a little bit of everything, and I think it's better when there are a few surprises thrown in.”

Thinking Knows Years Littles Whole Kids Life Is Bits Little Bit Surprise Thrown Colorado

Author:Keri Russell

“My family moved a lot as a kid. We started in Colorado, where I lived for five years. We moved to Chicago for two years, to San Francisco for one year, Connecticut for seven, Oregon for a couple years, and then I went to school.”

Years Two Kids School Five Couple My Family Moved Seven Five Years Two Years Chicago San Francisco Colorado Oregon Connecticut

Author:Gus Van Sant

“I became a country music fan in 1990 when I moved to Colorado. It was my first exposure to it because I'm from a city. I've been a fan of country music ever since.”

Firsts Country Cities Fans Moved Exposure Colorado Music Fans Country Music Fans

Author:Ricky Schroder

“I think the Colorado Plateau is the most scenic area in the world - let's begin with that. Not just the United States.”

Thinking World States United United States Areas Colorado Scenic

Author:Stewart Udall

“Encouraging underground uranium mining on the Colorado Plateau um, the federal government was the only purchaser of uranium ore to try to manufacture uh, atomic bombs.”

Trying Government Bombs Federal Government Atomic Bomb Mining Colorado Uranium Purchasers Uranium Mining

Author:Tom Udall

“It's easier for me to go to Russia and train with top coaches and choreographers there than go to Colorado Springs and train with 14 of my competitors.”

Easier Spring Train Coaches Russia Competitors Colorado Choreographers

Author:Johnny Weir

“As we crossed the Colorado-Utah border I saw God in the sky in the form of huge gold sunburning clouds above the desert that seemed to point a finger at me and say, "Pass here and go on, you're on the road to heaven.”

Form Heaven Saws Sky Huge Goes On Gold Fingers Clouds Desert Borders Colorado Utah

Book:Road Novels 1957-1960

Source: Road Novels 1957-1960

“Yet for all the depression no one ever quit. When someone quit, we couldn't believe it. 'I'm becoming a rafting instructor on the Colorado River,' they said. 'I'm touring college towns with my garage band.' We were dumbfounded. It was like they were from another planet. Where had they found the derring-do? What would they do about car payments? We got together for going away drinks on their final day and tried to hide our envy while reminding ourselves that we still had the freedom and luxury to shop indiscriminately.”

“Boys are usually forbidden to have any contact with the Hunters. The last one to see this camp..." She looked at Zoe. "Which one was it?" That boy in Colorado," Zoe said. "You turned him into a jackalope." Ah, yes." Artemis nodded, satisfied. "I enjoy making jackalopes.”

Said Lasts Enjoy Boys Satisfied Contact Camps Hunters Forbidden Colorado Artemis

Book:The Titan's curse

Source: The Titan's curse

“Make friends with pain, and you will never be alone.~Ken Chlouber, Colorado miner and creator of the Leadville Trail 100 mile race”

Pain Race Creator Miles Trails Colorado Miners

Book:Born to Run: The hidden tribe, the ultra-runners, and the greatest race the world has never seen

Source: Born to Run: The hidden tribe, the ultra-runners, and the greatest race the world has never seen

“I'll try to communicate, Taylor said. She spoke slowly and deliberately. Hello! We need help. Is your village close? My village is Denver. And I think it's a long way from here. I'm Nicole Ade. Miss Colorado. We have a Colorado where we're from too! Tiara said. She swiveled her hips, spread her arms wide, then brought her hands together prayer-style and bowed. Kipa aloha. Nicole stared. I speak English. I'm American. Also, did you learn those moves from Barbie's Hawaiian Vacation DVD? Ohmigosh, yes! Do your people have that, too?”

Source: Beauty Queens

“Have you ever been to Colorado?" I frowned. "Is that one of those square ones, in the middle?”

Middle Squares Colorado

Book:Maximum Ride Boxed Set #1

Source: Maximum Ride Boxed Set #1

“I'm twenty-nine, yes really, I'm from Aspen, Colorado, I'm six feet one, yes really, I've been at Quantico two years, yes I date guys, no I dress like this just because I like it, no I'm not married, no I don't currently have a boyfriend, and no I don't want to have dinner with you tonight.”

Want Years Two Guy Feet Six Married Twenties Dresses Dinner Nine Tonight Two Years Colorado Aspens

Book:The Visitor: (Jack Reacher 4)

Source: The Visitor: (Jack Reacher 4)

“Colorado is an oasis, an otherworldly mountain place. I've played so many shows in Colorado that I think I'm the Colorado house band.”

Thinking Shows House Band Mountain Colorado Oasis

Author:Brandi Carlile

“Do what we will, the Colorado will one day find an unimpeded way to the sea.”

Way Sea One Day Ocean Colorado

Book:Under western skies: nature and history in the American West

Source: Under western skies: nature and history in the American West

“We should not take a Memorial Day recess until we pass a proper memorial for the slain students in Littleton, Colorado, and other school gun tragedies.”

Should School Students Gun Tragedy Memorial Memorial Day Colorado Recess

Author:John Conyers

“This June, I'll travel once again to the Food and Wine Magazine Classic in Aspen, Colorado. For many years, my dear friend Julia Child and I have teamed up to teach classes together at the event; for the past seven years, my daughter, Claudine, has been my cooking partner on stage.”

“"As Colorado attempts to build its brand as a healthy state, marijuana "dilutes what you're trying to do."”

Trying States Healthy Brands Marijuana Colorado

Author:John Hickenlooper

“"On what motivated Colorado voters: "Let's face it, the War on Drugs was a disaster. It may be well intentioned ... but it sent millions of kids to prison, gave them felonies often times when they had no violent crimes ... I was against this, but I can see why so many people supported it."”

People Wells May I Can War Kids Faces Millions Crime Drug Prison Disaster Violent Voters Motivated Marijuana War On Drugs Colorado Felony Violent Crimes

Author:John Hickenlooper

“Guatemala commends the visionary decision of the citizens of Colorado and Washington”

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Author:Otto Perez Molina

“What's at risk [in 100 years] if we do not take action, truly is the survival of civilization as we know it... Literally that is the case. We have seen global warming so far of just a little bit less than one degree Celsius and look at what's happened. Superstorm Sandy. Boulder Colorado. All these fires. Hurricane Irene one year before.”

Ifs Knows Years Looks Littles Action Bits Cases Fire Risk Happened Civilization Degrees Little Bit Survival Climate Change Global Warming Hurricanes Colorado Sandy Boulders Superstorm Sandy

Author:Al Gore

“Well, we have this place in Telluride, Colorado. Its somewhere I can just get away and relax and think.”

Thinking Wells I Can Relax Get Away Colorado Telluride

Author:Joe Cocker

“I only want to do good projects. I want to make good decisions. If it's just a dumb movie, then no, I'd rather stay in school. But if it's a movie worth telling and that I think I would really benefit from, then I would like to do it. And that's one of the reasons I still live in Colorado. I love being with my family and going to school, and then when I come out to L.A., that is the time to be in the movies. People ask me the questions, I do the promotion work, then I get to go back home and live my life.”

People Ifs Thinking Want Stills Reason Home School Asks Decision Love Is Benefits Projects My Family Dumb Ask Me Living My Life Promotion Back Home Colorado Good Decision Stay In School

Author:AnnaSophia Robb

“I lived on a farm with cows, and I lived in the city with rats. My family stayed in Colorado for a while, then went from Los Angeles to Arizona. People would ask me where I'm from, and I would have to say, 'I don't have a clear answer for you.'”

People Asks Answers Cities Clear My Family Ask Me Los Angeles Farms Cows Rats Arizona Colorado

Author:Jason Behr

“Joan of Arc is my namesake. I played her character while still in my teens, at a music festival held at the University of Colorado in Boulder.”

Stills Character University Teens Festivals Arcs Colorado Boulders Namesake Music Festival

Author:Joan Van Ark

“There is a Jim Holmes of Aurora, Colorado, page on the Colorado Tea Party site as well, talking about him joining the Tea Party last year. Now we don’t know if this is the same Jim Holmes - but this is Jim Holmes of Aurora, Colorado.”

Ifs Knows Years Wells Lasts Party Talking Pages Tea Last Year Site Joining Tea Party Holmes Colorado Aurora

Author:Brian Ross

“Whatever he does should be seen as working at the Presidency and if he goes to Colorado for Christmas, it should be for a minimum amount of time, the family tradition and family get-together aspect emphasized, and it be seen as a working vacation.”

Ifs Should Doe Together Amount Aspect Tradition Christmas Vacation Minimum Presidency Get Together Colorado Family Tradition Family Get Together

Author:Robert Teeter

“The reason it was so scary was that there was only one climber capable of rescuing us, and that was Layton Kor, and he was in Colorado.”

Reason Capable Scary Climbing Mountaineering Colorado Rock Climbing Climbers Inspirational Mountain Climbing Climbing Mountains Inspirational Mountain Climbers

Author:Yvon Chouinard

“I am a Colorado native, and, no, I did not vote for the anti-gay amendment or the same-sex marriage ban, and I am not a member of a militia.”

Sex Marriage Gay Members Vote Native Amendments Corny Bans Militia Colorado Anti Gay

Author:Connie Willis

“With leading research universities, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and private companies like Blue Sun working on developing alternative fuels, Colorado is poised to become an international leader in clean energy.”

Energy Company Leader Sun Research Blue Clean University International Alternatives Developing Fuel Laboratory Renewable Energy Colorado Clean Energy

Author:Ken Salazar

“I came very close to quitting my job for the Bush-Cheney '04 campaign. I seriously considered packing up my office and heading home to Colorado.”

Home Jobs Office Quitting Campaigns Headings Colorado Packing Packing Up Heading Home

Book:Now It's My Turn: A Daughter's Chronicle of Political Life

Source: Now It's My Turn: A Daughter's Chronicle of Political Life

“It looks like our defense is quite a bit better than it has been in the last two years, ... If we can keep it up and stay at least in the middle of the league, that would be significant. We haven't ordered any championship rings yet; two games doesn't make a season. I love the Colorado air. I love the game, the competition, the show.”

Ifs Years Looks Has Beens Two Shows Would Be Lasts Games Bits Air Middle Havens Seasons Competition Defense Rings Significant League Two Years Championship Colorado Championship Rings

Author:Lamar Hunt

“Although I'd first seen Senator Hart in Aspen, Colorado, at a New Year's Day party in 1987, we hadn't talked.”

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Author:Donna Rice Hughes

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