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" 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. "

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Linda McMahon

Courage

Past

Time

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" I was a tomboy. And one of my first recollections of great success was playing baseball with the boys. "

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

" 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. "

" 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

" 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.' "

" 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. "

" It was acting, and WWE is the longest-running weekly episodic program in television. Sure, there are story lines that are better than others. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" I've made a payroll. I know what it's like to execute a business plan. I know what it's like to expect the proper return on investment... and I know you can't spend your way out of debt. "

" 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. "

" I have kids in high school that don't know how to balance a checkbook. We need to have that fundamental understanding of economics as we move forward to develop the next generation of young people. "

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

Linda McMahon

You

I Have Learned

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

" You have to think about the WWE as soap operas. "

" I think women are not as hung up on the testosterone thing. They're more collaborative. They multitask better, and I think they're more results-oriented. They just want to cut to the chase and get it done. "

" 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. "

" I don't know Gov. Palin. I've certainly seen her, since she came on the scene, you know, running with John McCain. "

" Without truth, trust is lost. The ACA could not have been passed were it not for the repeated assertions, which proved to be false, that Americans who liked their health plans and their doctors could keep them. "

" Like all small-business owners, I know what it's like to take a risk on an idea, manage cash flow, navigate regulations and tax laws, and create jobs. "

" 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. "

" 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 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. "