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" You can't be a progressive and be opposed to pension reform. "

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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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" If you have the talent, you should have the opportunity. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

" People deserve to see progress. "

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

" I am a proponent of investing in infrastructure... and, if we can use state resources to make ProvPort more prosperous and successful, then that will benefit the whole state. "

" I'm committed to structural changes. "

" 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've done a lot of deals, and I'm skilled at negotiating, managing personalities, and getting parties to the table. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

" The public library is where I studied. It's where my grandfather taught himself English. "

" 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? "

" If we could find a way to totally empower half of the brains in America, imagine how much more productive we could be. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" We need a collective moment where we commit ourselves to long-term solutions. "

" Fixing the pension system was one of the biggest problems Rhode Island faced. "

" I care about buses and libraries and schools and roads and education. "

" 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. "