J. B. Pritzker Quotes

J. B. Pritzker

Profession : Businessman

Birth : January 19, 1965

You, as an entrepreneur, must make sure the postmoney valuation is a number you can obtain. You don't want too high of a valuation.

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The key to America's economic future is educating kids as early in their lives as we can.

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The people at the bottom who are working but working at relatively low wages need some help.

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My uncles and my aunts were outstanding. There's just no other way to say it.

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Trump is an anathema to America's democracy and values.

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Selling online is one channel, but it's not the only channel.

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By legitimizing Iran's nuclear program, removing the pressure of economic sanctions, and allowing it to obtain conventional weapons and ballistic missiles, this agreement makes the prospect for war more likely, not less.

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None of our family businesses were focused on technology. It was '93 when I came out of law school, and the Internet was taking hold. So I started New World Ventures.

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By definition, startups are not constrained by the limits of established company culture. And so they push boundaries and develop new technologies and ways of doing things.

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I come with bad genetics, personally.

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When you're governor, you've got to step up to the plate; you've got to make a proposal for a balanced budget. That's the requirement. And then you've got to sit down and negotiate if the folks that you need to work with disagree with you on points.

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There's no doubt that there's a public backlash against the way campaign money is raised, but I don't think the only alternative is to elect people with money.

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I have a lot of Republican friends.

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We're trying to make money, trying to add a zero onto our net worth.

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I'm involved in issues, and issues are about grass-roots politics.

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Illinois needs a single-payer health care system, and as governor, I will take the steps to get us there.

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Governor Rauner talks about what he might get done or what he tried to get done. It's past time for all his talk. It's time for action. It's what I've been doing my whole life.

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We all know Illinois has big challenges. And under Gov. Rauner, things have only gotten worse.

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When I'm governor, we're not going to be silent like Bruce Rauner. Illinois will be a firewall against Donald Trump's destructive and bigoted agenda.

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Let's help those in prison maintain positive connections with their community. If we truly want re-entry to be successful, and we do, people need to come back to a place that still feels like home.

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