J. B. Pritzker Quotes

J. B. Pritzker

Profession : Businessman

Birth : January 19, 1965

It's important that we start conversations about changing the culture of sexual harassment and discrimination in politics, state capitols, and our larger communities with an acknowledgment of the courage of so many women who have chosen to speak up and speak out.

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ChicagoNEXT is focused on making Chicago the best possible place for technology entrepreneurs.

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Health care is a human right, and single-payer health care will deliver quality, affordable care to every Illinoisan.

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Studies have proven that early childhood education returns to society as much as $12 for every dollar invested. Our goal is to identify the most important development opportunities for children five years and younger, providing insight to transform early childhood education from a social policy issue into an economic imperative.

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In the World Cup, people of many nations come together for a fierce competition. To field the best team, all the competitor nations know that they need to train their athletes for many years, starting as early as the first moments a child can recognize a soccer ball. No shortcuts. No late starts.

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Early childhood education is an urgent educational, economic and moral imperative. Without it, we face a long-term national economic security crisis.

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Great success doesn't come in short periods of time.

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Single-payer is about making our society a better place. It's about putting people over profits.

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The idea of investing in entrepreneurs who are building things from scratch, where I can participate in their dream, was very, very exciting to me.

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The challenge in multi-lateral negotiations is not to lose sight of one's over-arching goal in the midst of the cacophony of opinions at the bargaining table.

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Let's remember that Bruce Rauner has every interest in getting stories out there that hurt Democrats.

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I'm proud to be part of the resistance.

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No matter how much wealth anybody has, family problems are about the same across the board.

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Trump can spend virtually an unlimited amount of his own money on this election, which makes him unlike any of the other candidates in the race. So those who oppose him will have to work very hard to make sure he doesn't win.

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To end the pervasive culture of sexual harassment, it can no longer be the norm that men look the other way. It only ends when men actively participate in ending it.

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My great-grandfather came here as a refugee from the pogrom in Ukraine.

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There are many successful startup funders who are looking for ways to make a difference in the world.

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Rauner stands silent as Trump assaults our basic rights.

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I think much of what you learn as a kid comes before age seven.

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It takes a tough, stand-up governor to stand up to the president of the United States - speaking out against the president, speaking out against his policies and, more than that, having actual policies that will help expand health care while... Trump is trying to diminish it for Illinois families.

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