Quotes from J. B. Pritzker

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.

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.

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

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.

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

Bruce Rauner needs to lead, and until he does, we must fight to hold him accountable.

I do periodically ride a bus with my kids.

I come with bad genetics, personally.

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.

I hate the term 'philanthropist.'

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.

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

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

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.

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.

For decades, Iran has covertly worked to develop a nuclear weapons program and has repeatedly violated its international obligations.

My father was a very gregarious, very open guy. So every weekend, the house was full of people.

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.

I am so proud to have the endorsement of a distinguished leader like Glenn Poshard.

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.

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

I'm a progressive.

Part of being a top-20 firm is mind-share.

I am prepared to do whatever I can do and whatever is reasonable to make sure that it is Hillary who makes it to the White House and not Trump.