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" I found when talking with many other women that they sometimes are more reluctant to toot their own horn, to talk about their success. They have to be more confident in doing that. That is not always the case, but there is that element that women don't put forth who they are. "

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" We want to create more jobs. We want to qualify more lenders and expand lending markets. But also, I want a very different SBA - it's not your father's SBA. I want to modernize it and reposition it so when people think about jobs, they think about how the Small Business Administration would really be helpful. "

Linda McMahon

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" WWE is a company that produces fiction. It's a soap opera that runs 52 weeks a year without reruns. "

" I think it's high time that we had a woman president. But I don't want to elect someone just because she's a woman; I want the best candidate to be elected. I think that any woman who is elected to the highest office in the land would clearly have positive role model effects for other young women. "

" I'm going to continue to talk about what is important to the people of Connecticut which is jobs, getting people back to work, the economy. "

" While they're in WWE, we absolutely have a health and wellness policy. I'll probably always say 'we,' even though I've resigned as the CEO. It's kind of hard to break a 30-year habit. "

" Optimism is the ultimate definition of a leader. A leader has to look optimistically at what is ahead while not ignoring the challenges that must be overcome. Those challenges are in government, politics, world leadership, and even in community life. "

" I certainly think you could look at the business side of how WWE was run, which was as a conservative company with little debt and strong cash balance. "

" Small business people are people with goals and values that can't be calculated on a profit and loss statement. "

" Even entrepreneurs with the best ideas sometimes need a little wind beneath their wings. "

" I thought I was answering a question that I had heard that was about increasing the minimum wage - would I consider that. So let me just go on record and say this: I am not for decreasing the minimum wage. I did not say that and that is not something I would consider. "

Linda McMahon

Say

Minimum Wage

" I'm not going to take any special interest money or any PAC money... when I get to Washington I want to be the voice for the people of Connecticut and not owe special favors. "

" As a CEO, I want to show women that there are no limits to what they can achieve, whether through entrepreneurship, government, science or any path they choose, and there is plenty of room for women at the top. "

" Let me just go on record and say this: I am not for decreasing the minimum wage. "

Linda McMahon

Minimum Wage

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" It's unfortunate, you know, that you can't change people's - habits, their personal habits. "

" When I was asked if I supported merging SBA into Commerce, I really wasn't focused on SBA or Commerce; I was focused on the concept of merging agencies, or reducing duplicative programs, so that we could reduce those costs. I am a firm believer that SBA needs to be a stand-alone agency. "

" You have to have a work ethic. It is always 24/7. It is a lot of sweat equity, and it is a little bit of Lady Luck. "

" It is past time for Democrats and Republicans to join together to create a bipartisan coalition for courage and common sense. "

" It always is a battle for a Republican in Connecticut, even one who's a moderate like I am, and one who's an independent thinker. "

Linda McMahon

I Am

Always

" We went bankrupt one time and lost everything. When I tell that story at my Women's Leadership LIVE conferences, people are shocked. I mean, our house was auctioned off and the car repossessed in the driveway. We had to start over again. "

" More entrepreneurs are looking to come back to start businesses, and that is where SBA is perfectly positioned to be helping more people to realize their dreams. "

" My parents' greatest wish was that I graduated from college. Neither of my parents had a college education, and they really wanted me to have one. "

" I never really thought about the fact that there weren't female role models, because I had them in my life. The women I knew in my life were so strong. "

" You cant be afraid to take a risk. You can't be afraid to take a risk because you think you might fail. "

" Someone asked me recently if marriage is 50-50 - it averages out to be 50-50, but sometimes it's 75-25, sometimes it's 90-10. In the end, it has to average out to be 50-50; that's how you support each other. "

" I have said from the beginning, I would spend what it would take for the people of Connecticut to know who I am and what I stand for. "

" I remember the early days when every month I had to decide whether I should continue to lease a typewriter or if I could finally afford to buy it. Yes, that $12 a month really made a difference in our budget. "

" The small businesses that I've talked to have consistently said that the cost of health care is one of the things that they need the most help with. "

" Being under the political spotlight is far different than anything I'd experienced before. Every word is a critical word. Sometimes you really aren't allowed to get your full thought out. A lot of it is about having a 30-second sound bite. "

" I have learned it's not how you fall but how you get up that truly matters. "

Linda McMahon

You

I Have Learned

" I like to tell small business owners and entrepreneurs, 'I get it. I have your back on this. I understand about regulation. I understand how taxes are taxing. I understand what it is like not to be able to borrow money when you need it.' "