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" 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. "

Gina Raimondo

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

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

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

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

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

" I think the Founding Fathers probably knew what they were doing in setting up the government to have a healthy tension between the executive branch and the legislative branch. "

" I want to be able to look my daughter's teacher in the eye and say, 'Your pension will be there.' I need to know that her pension will match up with a promise we can keep. "

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" In many cases, Rhode Island is just not on the radar of a lot of companies. But once companies or people take the time to look at our high quality of life, low cost of living, great talent, good business environment, often people see it's an excellent place, and they want to take a harder look. "

" 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. "

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

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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. "