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" There's a growing sense among large corporations that to solve global problems like climate change, the responsibility can't fall just on the government. The business community has to be a big piece of that. "

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" 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

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" The chief of staff has to reflect and sometimes complement the strengths of the president he serves. "

" The mistake we made in the 1990s was overestimating the potential of NAFTA's positive impact. "

" There is no path to middle-class prosperity without tearing down barriers to American exports. "

" Trade is an integral part of our foreign policy. "

" Sanders insists the party adopt 'the most progressive platform ever passed' at its Philadelphia convention. Since when does the runner-up get to dictate the platform? "

" 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. "

" As president, you can't just say, 'I want this,' or, 'Do that.' A president has to lead the American people to where he wants to go, and the chief of staff needs to help him get it done. "

" While a truly national third party wouldn't necessarily be bad, smaller niche parties are ill-suited to our federalist system. "

" Obviously in a campaign, people say lots of things that they find, when they get in the office, life's a little different. "

" The reason CAFTA should be enacted is not economic benefits: it is national security. "

" Party leaders aren't responsible for every candidate's gaffe. "

" If we don't set the rules for commerce in the Asia-Pacific region, China will. "

" Politics is all about relationships, people. A lot of it's emotional. It's not rocket science. "

" 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. "

" Some people would like the world to go back to the 1950s. "

" 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. "

" As a pro-business Democrat, I understand the obligations of publicly traded companies to maximize returns to shareholders. "

" Bob Gates understands the difficulty of going to war. This is a man who spent almost his entire life working for the government. "

" It's been proven in Washington: It's very hard to negotiate and try to get a deal done in public. "

" 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. "

" You can use all the flowery words in the dictionary, but sooner or later, you have to let people know where you stand. "

" The Republican establishment's 2008 embrace of Palin set an irresponsibly low bar. Coincidence or not, a batch of nonsense-spewing, hard-right candidates quickly followed, often to disastrous effect. "

" There is no room for politics in the Commerce Department. "

" There are 14 Cabinet spots, and God only knows how many hundreds of people want them. "

" 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

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" 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.' "

" 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. "

" Contrary to what most people think, there is a Rich Daley under Mayor Daley. "

" Centrist voters typically decide general elections, so hard-left or hard-right platforms don't help. "