Bruce Rauner Quotes
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We have a moral duty to have an efficient government.
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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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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'm a business guy. I'm not a politician.
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I'm a lover of fairs and corn dogs.
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The government union bosses are the most powerful politicians in Springfield.
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I've got to pick my fights at the right time.
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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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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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I want to do something that I'm proud of and that I can look back on with pride of accomplishment.
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Money's important, but it isn't a motivator for me.
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I like to do things that get results. Results are all that matters.
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I am one of the baddest enemies anybody can have.
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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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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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The people of Illinois sent me to Springfield to end the era of unbalanced budgets and runaway debt.
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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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Success is all about persistence and doing the right thing for the long term.
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Crisis creates leverage to change.
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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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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 don't care what the headline is. I want the results.
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I am a gun owner and a hunter and a gun rights supporter.
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A C.E.O.'s job is leadership, problem solving, and team building. I've done that my whole career.