Bruce Rauner Quotes
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I'm not the most patient person in the world. I am one of the most persistent people in the world.
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I want to transform state government. What it takes is a strong CEO type... a leader who can drive things.
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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.
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I have said, on a number of occasions, that we could have a lower minimum wage or no minimum wage.
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Money's important, but it isn't a motivator for me.
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Crisis creates leverage to change.
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I'm a lover of fairs and corn dogs.
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We have a moral duty to have an efficient government.
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I am one of the baddest enemies anybody can have.
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I'm a business guy. I'm not a politician.
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Illinois has every reason to succeed. We have the hardest-working people in America, the best infrastructure in America, and the best location of any state.
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I just want the state fixed, and I just want to do the right thing for the taxpayers.
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I like to do things that get results. Results are all that matters.
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These political consultants love business guys who've never been in politics to try and take advantage of them. I get that.
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Government employees deserve to be treated fairly, but they do not deserve a significantly better deal than average Illinoisans get in their own jobs.
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Incremental increases in the minimum wage won't address the underlying skills and investment gaps in Illinois.
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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.
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The people of Illinois sent me to Springfield to end the era of unbalanced budgets and runaway debt.
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I've got to pick my fights at the right time.
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I don't care what the headline is. I want the results.
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I've completely lost faith in the Democratic Party to truly serve the disadvantaged.
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Your average person in Illinois doesn't really even know what workers' comp is. The average person doesn't know really what's going on in the pension system. They know their taxes are too high; they know we've got a deficit. But getting that message out and helping the people of Illinois really understand what's going on, that's hard.
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I am a gun owner and a hunter and a gun rights supporter.
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Success is all about persistence and doing the right thing for the long term.