When I talk about the importance of the institution of marriage, I think of the commitment and the significance of standing in front of those closest to you and promising fidelity to your partner til death do you part. – Mark Udall
I support allowing gay couples to marry because of – not in spite of – my values. And many of those values are the same ones deeply held by those who do not believe in gay marriage. – Mark Udall
Some of the best times Ive spent in Colorado have been in the backcountry with my mom and siblings, and more recently, with my own kids. That is why Im concerned to see todays kids spending more time browsing the Internet than exploring nature. – Mark Udall
Creation destroys as it goes, throws down one tree for the rise of another. But ideal mankind would abolish death, multiply itself million upon million, rear up city upon city, save every parasite alive, until the accumulation of mere existence is swollen to a horror. – David Herbert Lawrence