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" Illinois needs a real strategy for job creation that grows the economy over the long term with high-wage jobs that rebuild the middle class. "
William M. Daley
Creation
Strategy
Long
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" The reason CAFTA should be enacted is not economic benefits: it is national security. "
William M. Daley
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" I was Al Gore's campaign chairman in 2000, when he won a half-million more votes than George W. Bush but lost the presidency. "
William M. Daley
Campaign
More
Presidency
" President Obama came into office in '08 with the belief that - and the public's belief in him - that he was moderate, that he wasn't a big spender. "
William M. Daley
Him
Big
He
" Obviously in a campaign, people say lots of things that they find, when they get in the office, life's a little different. "
William M. Daley
People
Office
Life
" As commerce secretary, I led the Clinton administration's effort to ensure China's entry into the World Trade Organization and the permanent normalization of trade between the U.S. and China - steps that produced a 76 percent increase in U.S. exports to China in just three years. "
William M. Daley
Effort
Just
Organization
" Palin's blatant lack of competence and preparedness needs no belaboring. What's critical is that substantive, serious Republican leaders either wouldn't or couldn't declare, before or after the election, 'This is not what our party stands for. We can and must do better.' "
William M. Daley
Election
Republican
Better
" The Microsoft actions announced today are exactly the kinds of industry initiatives we need. Microsoft is using its resources to bring real privacy protection to Internet users by creating incentives for more websites to provide strong privacy protection. "
William M. Daley
Privacy
Today
Strong
" If we don't set the rules for commerce in the Asia-Pacific region, China will. "
William M. Daley
Commerce
Region
Rules
" In my opinion, it is not in our interest to have complicated negotiations with a region, and then have to follow it up with 535 negotiations at home. I have experienced recounts, and it is better to vote once. "
William M. Daley
Vote
Home
Opinion
" What comes into the Oval Office are not the good or easy decisions. The easy decisions are made elsewhere. The things that make it to the Oval are always the hard ones. "
William M. Daley
Easy
Always
Office
" I got through at Ignatius. I did OK, not great in any of my academic endeavors. "
William M. Daley
Academic
OK
Through
" Our focus must be on making America the best place on earth to do business. "
William M. Daley
Focus
Best
Place
" While imperfect, the electoral college has generally served the republic well. It forces candidates to campaign in a variety of closely contested races, where political debate is typically robust. "
William M. Daley
Political
Debate
Republic
" Bob Gates understands the difficulty of going to war. This is a man who spent almost his entire life working for the government. "
William M. Daley
Working
Life
Government
" There is no question of the benefits that opening a market of a billion people will bring to American businesses. But as I said last year, this will test China and the world trade system. "
William M. Daley
Opening
American
People
" As a pro-business Democrat, I understand the obligations of publicly traded companies to maximize returns to shareholders. "
William M. Daley
Shareholders
Understand
Democrat
" When a state offers your company an attractive package of incentives to relocate, you have to look at it, and if it significantly boosts your bottom line, you have to take it or answer to your investors. "
William M. Daley
Look
Attractive
Company
" Most people who talk about either entitlement cuts or revenue - when you have to put pen to paper, it is much more difficult. "
William M. Daley
Pen
Talk
People
" It's been proven in Washington: It's very hard to negotiate and try to get a deal done in public. "
William M. Daley
Deal
Been
Try
" A chief of staff has to reflect the president's governing style. "
William M. Daley
President
Style
Staff
" Business leaders should show what our political leaders seem to lack - that is, a common-sense view of the times. "
William M. Daley
Business
View
Show
" Trump is a different politician. He was a different businessman. His campaign was different. What you saw in his campaign is what you're going to see in his presidency. "
William M. Daley
Politician
You
Different
" The mistake we made in the 1990s was overestimating the potential of NAFTA's positive impact. "
William M. Daley
Positive
Impact
Potential
" Whether McCain actively sought Palin in 2008 or passively yielded to aides' pressure, he set a new standard for GOP candidates who rely on lots of sizzle and little substance. "
William M. Daley
Rely
New
Little
" There are 14 Cabinet spots, and God only knows how many hundreds of people want them. "
William M. Daley
Only
Want
People
" The chief of staff has to reflect and sometimes complement the strengths of the president he serves. "
William M. Daley
Strengths
Sometimes
Reflect
" Lots of people throw around phrases of 'no-fly zone,' and they talk about it as though it's just a game - a video game or something. Some people who throw that line out have no idea what they're talking about. "
William M. Daley
Some People
People
Game
" Young people - motivating them in any election is hard to do. "
William M. Daley
Young
Them
Election
" It sounds good to say, 'We're going to do this,' on C-SPAN, but try to do that in real life, and it's not going to work. "
William M. Daley
Try
Work
Good
" Politics is all about relationships, people. A lot of it's emotional. It's not rocket science. "
William M. Daley
Science
People
Relationships