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" I want to hold government accountable and help create a more efficient and effective government. "

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" The single greatest under-utilized resource we have as a nation is women and girls. "

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" Every single day I've been governor, I hear from a little girl who thinks it's the greatest thing ever that we have a woman governor. "

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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? "

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" 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. "

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

" I guess whenever I'm in the paper, it's dealing with bridges falling apart, budget problems, pension crises - and saying we have to tackle these problems. "

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

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

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

" If you want to have a big impact, government is the way to do it. Just think of the number of people you can touch. "

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" 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. "

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

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" In business, we use certain principles to measure performance, and I envision applying those principles in the public sector. "

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