J. B. Pritzker Quotes

"Women should not be forced to accept sexual harassment as the price of admission to a life and career in the political world. They should not have to endure unwanted touching, innuendo, and propositioning from men in positions of power."

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

"There's a truth about public service that is often unspoken and rarely understood - that the role of our elected officials is about much more than balancing budgets and ensuring the delivery of essential services."

"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."

"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."

"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."

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

"I grew up watching my mom and dad selling rooms in our motels. We had CEOs coming to our house so that my dad could persuade them to have their executives stay in Hyatt hotels."

"I come with bad genetics, personally."

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

"Head Start has been a key component of health, nutrition and early learning opportunities since the 1960s."

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

"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."

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

"I have a lot of Republican friends."

"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."

"Whatever you build, you're building for the family - not with an eye toward getting away, but with an eye toward adding to the family pie."

"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."

"When candidates have asked me for support before, they have asked for more than a check."

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

"In my day job, I worry non-stop about making wise investments for long-term gains."

"I focus on supporting high quality early childhood health care and education. By betting my resources on very young children, I know I'm making an investment that pays guaranteed dividends with a high rate of return."

"Early education is the type of issue politicians nod their heads at, and then when it comes time to make a tough decision, a financial trade-off, inevitably it's about the first item tossed from the table."

"The Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center serves as a poignant reminder of our past and a trusted source of education for schoolchildren, community members, and visitors from across the country."

"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."

"Ending Iran's nuclear threat and bringing it into the international community of law-abiding nations is one of the most pressing U.S. foreign policy objectives."

"I am a lifelong Democrat."

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

"It takes so long for the folks who are earning minimum wage to finally see a little bit of a rise... that it takes a little nudge, I think, from government."

"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."