Bruce Rauner Quotes
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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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I have my strong views and opinions. I really want to transform Illinois government because this state is failing the taxpayers and the children.
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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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I'm a business guy. I'm not a politician.
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For many young people, the minimum wage is a stepping stone to higher employment levels.
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Crisis creates leverage to change.
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I am a gun owner and a hunter and a gun rights supporter.
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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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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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A C.E.O.'s job is leadership, problem solving, and team building. I've done that my whole career.
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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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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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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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The government union bosses are the most powerful politicians in Springfield.
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Success is all about persistence and doing the right thing for the long term.
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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 want to do something that I'm proud of and that I can look back on with pride of accomplishment.
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I don't have a Rolls. I don't have a jet. That's not me.
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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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I don't care what the headline is. I want the results.
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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 lover of fairs and corn dogs.
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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.