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" I never traced my roots, man. I only know that I'm a brother with a big heart - and that somebody brought my roots over here by way of boat. "

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" The most influential people in my life are deceased. These include my parents, George Dunne, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., my minister in college. "

" I speak very quickly, even for an elected public servant. So if I fast-talk you, I'm not trying to mislead you. "

" I used to jump out of airplanes. I was a member of the 101st Airborne Division. When parachuting, you never look down at the ground. You feel for it with your legs. Your knees are your shock absorbers - you cannot tighten them. Same as skiing. "

" I'm a disciplinarian. And I've always been disciplined. I like to be on time. If I have a job to do, I'm going to see it from its beginning to its conclusion. No excuses, no alibis. That's how I run my life. It's called self-tough love. "

" I'm the longest-serving secretary of state in Illinois, but I also want to go down in history as one of the best they've ever had. I will work every day toward that. "

" I just thank the people who took part in our graduated drivers task force, who came with their thoughts and ideas as to how we can best keep our roads safe, and it has paid off. "

" Work hard, be honest, help people, never give up, love your fellow man and woman, give back to society, and don't ever discriminate. "

" We just want to make sure individuals who drive on our roads are not impaired and they are a responsible person behind a motor vehicle. "

" I don't just work with these kids to make them good tumblers or good dancers. I'm working with them to make them good citizens - to become taxpayers, not tax-eaters. I teach them to say please and thank you. I show them how to use a knife and fork and how to fold a napkin. "

" You don't jump out of an airplane and stop halfway. It's all the way. "

" I was a public aid recipient for about nine years as a kid, and this time of year was always tough sledding, so I just committed myself to doing something good for someone at Thanksgiving, and especially Christmas. "

" Do something good for someone every day. "

" I believe that the Democratic Party is a party of the people, and we have to make sure that we have good representation so that those services that the people richly need and deserve will go forward. "

" My top goal as your Secretary of State is to save lives by reducing fatal traffic crashes. When I established the Teen Driver Safety Task Force, the goal was to improve Illinois' graduated driver licensing law and, even more importantly, to save lives. "

" Not one has ever left my team to go join a gang. "

" We just believe when you have parental involvement, we are going to get a better bang for the buck, so to speak. And we also encourage parents to speak with their young people about the importance of safe driving. And also remind them, too, they cannot be distracted. "

" I have a center at 412 West Chicago Avenue. It's called the Jesse White Community Center and Fieldhouse. It's a state-of-the-art gymnastics facility, game room, weight room, computer lab. "

" My parents made a great sacrifice to make sure that we had something wonderful at Christmas, and through the help of the state and others, we were able to have a good meal. "

" Things were tough. Segregation was all around - in the schools, the buses, the restaurants, the theaters. But Dr. King worked hard for black people to have a fair share. "

" This is a great country, and it's a melting pot. People shouldn't judge other people by the color of their skin, their church, or the area where they reside. "

" Often when we reach great heights in life, we forget who brought us there. Well, I have not. "

" My administration is committed to continue using taxpayer dollars wisely. "

" I believe in commitment to duty. That's how I've lived my life. "