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" Don't ignore big problems, and don't try to pretend that problems are smaller than they are. "

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" Budgets that don't balance, public programs that aren't funded, pension funds that are running out of money, schools that aren't funded - How does that help anyone? "

" People talk about Social Security. There is no parallel between Rhode Island's pension and Social Security. "

" We have to slowly, carefully, and thoughtfully align all of our interests. "

" I want to show two things. One, that Democrats can solve big problems and get things done. And two, that as a public official, you can make tough choices, do the right things for the right reasons, and upset some people. And still get elected. "

" I am a proponent of investing in infrastructure... and, if we can use state resources to make ProvPort more prosperous and successful, then that will benefit the whole state. "

" I care about buses and libraries and schools and roads and education. "

" The public bus is how I got to school every day. "

" People deserve to see a governor who is hustling every day. "

" Fixing the pension system was one of the biggest problems Rhode Island faced. "

" We have to get past this persistent negativity. The negativity has held Rhode Island back for a long time. "

" We've just got to keep going. More. More work, more action, more results. "

" I respect public employees and school teachers. They deserve a secure retirement. "

" The governor's not allowed to drive. That's part of the life you accept. "

" Let's make the SAT and PSAT free so everyone has a chance to succeed. "

" You can't be a progressive and be opposed to pension reform. "

" I'm going to ask one question for everything that comes across my desk, which is, 'How is this going to create jobs?' "

" I think the Founding Fathers probably knew what they were doing in setting up the government to have a healthy tension between the executive branch and the legislative branch. "

" If I'm a CEO, I want to be in a place where the government works. "

" What we have to do is support business, but also support our workers with job training programs and with reasonable wages. "

" The public library is where I studied. It's where my grandfather taught himself English. "

" Almost every day, people will say to me some version of, 'You're so much nicer in real life.' I guess I come across as not nice. "

" I've been told I'm a workaholic. "

" I want to be able to look my daughter's teacher in the eye and say, 'Your pension will be there.' I need to know that her pension will match up with a promise we can keep. "

" I'll bring colleges and industry together to develop new products in marine science, green technology, and medical devices, and to train our workers to fill those jobs... We need to get Rhode Islanders back to work. "

" We can just keep doing it the way we're doing it. We can attack everybody for small-minded things and crush everybody with a new idea. And where are we going to be? Where we are now - behind. Or we can embrace new things and try to be positive and let everybody play a role. "

" Businesses want to be in places where there is a deep talent pool. "

" Maybe you think, 'I'm not college material.' Maybe you worry that you don't have the money. Then you take the SAT. You see that colleges are getting in touch with you. You begin to think maybe you are ready for college. "

" Programs like ACE's Bootstrap Summer Camp teach our kids important computer coding skills that will allow them to design their own futures. "

" It's all about the choices we make as a society. We can choose to have poor schools and parks and higher tuition at Rhode Island's colleges. But we should make an active choice. "

" If we could find a way to totally empower half of the brains in America, imagine how much more productive we could be. "