Crisis creates opportunity.
Success is all about persistence and doing the right thing for the long term.
For every challenge we face - unemployment, poverty, crime, income growth, income inequality, productivity, competitiveness - a great education is a major component of the solution.
The tax money belongs to the taxpayers. It doesn't belong to the bureaucracy. And government is not a welfare system.
For many young people, the minimum wage is a stepping stone to higher employment levels.
Many of us have been touched by the magic of a great teacher. I know I have.
If Republicans and Democrats commit to working together, we can reach a bipartisan, common-sense agreement to reverse Illinois' economic decline and set the stage for a bright economic future.
In democracy - and the good thing about democracy, big change does not happen quickly, and you need a buy-in and a convincing, a selling, an arm-twisting to get big change. And that takes time.
I'm not the most patient person in the world. I am one of the most persistent people in the world.
Those who value a strong safety net for our neediest citizens see that every extra dollar spent on these unions is a dollar that cannot go to help the sick, the elderly, and the vulnerable.
Government employees deserve to be treated fairly, but they do not deserve a significantly better deal than average Illinoisans get in their own jobs.
Crisis creates leverage to change.
I am a gun owner and a hunter and a gun rights supporter.
I want to do something that I'm proud of and that I can look back on with pride of accomplishment.
I don't care what the headline is. I want the results.
We have to reduce the tax burden, whether it's income tax for corporations or private individuals, and we should put a freeze on property taxes.
We must find a way to balance our tradition as a state welcoming of refugees while ensuring the safety and security of our citizens.
We've talked through the fact that our family will be attacked. Our family will be dragged through the mud. My businesses that I've helped build and create will be attacked and dragged through the mud. That's politics. I don't spend a lot of time worrying about it or thinking about it.
The critical thing is that we have to reduce the tax burden.
I don't have a Rolls. I don't have a jet. That's not me.
