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" I still believe in the power of government to make lives better, and I believe that if someone is willing to take a stand, other people will follow. "

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" The combination of funding for our ports, airports, and highways is a really significant investment in our infrastructure. "

" 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. "

" People deserve to see progress. "

" If you have the talent, you should have the opportunity. "

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

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

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

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

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

" Democrats and all public servants just need to be honest. If we have schools that aren't working ... we need to face the facts and fix them. "

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

" I've done a lot of deals, and I'm skilled at negotiating, managing personalities, and getting parties to the table. "

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

" The difference between a dream and a goal is a deadline. "

" We need a collective moment where we commit ourselves to long-term solutions. "

" There's lots of people driving on the roads who don't have licenses. They're still going to work, still going to school. I want them to get a license and insurance so they're driving safely. "

" A government that doesn't work is in no one's interest. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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? "

" 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. "

" My own rhetoric is not so 'us versus them.' I don't like fighting. "

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

" I fall into the camp that income inequality is the biggest problem we face. "

" I'm committed to structural changes. "

" Those diplomas on my wall would not be there without the GI Bill that educated my father, without the public library, without the RIPTA bus. "

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

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