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

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

" My vision for a better Rhode Island starts with a simple idea - we are all in this together. "

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

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

" 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? "

" People deserve to see progress. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" We know businesses can't compete without reliable infrastructure. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" During my four years as treasurer, we restructured our pension system, cutting the state's unfunded liability almost by half and putting our retirement system on stronger footing. "

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

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

" I don't really care if you're a Republican or Democrat or you want to fight about the size of government. How about a government that just works? Put your tax dollar in and get a return out the other end. "

" I am a mother with kids in the public schools. People should know that. I'm not just some policy maker who's totally detached from the rest of the community. "

" You can raise taxes on the rich in America! We should raise taxes on the rich in America. But we can't do that in Rhode Island. "

" I respect public employees and school teachers. They deserve a secure retirement. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" I want to show two things. One, that Democrats can solve big problems and get things done. And two, that as a public official, you can make tough choices, do the right things for the right reasons, and upset some people. And still get elected. "

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