Quotes from J. B. Pritzker

Setting a tone of inclusiveness and ensuring protection for all begins at the top, whether from the White House or the State House.

When you're someone who cares about making a difference in the world, and you have resources to do that, you have literally hundreds of choices you could make about how to do that.

Illinois has the opportunity to lead the country in providing more affordable health care options to its citizens.

I was always fascinated by politics, and I was exposed to it quite a lot.

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

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.

I'm an independent thinker and independent leader. I have been my whole life.

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.

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.

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

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.

I've fixed the toilet. And I've been crawling in claustrophobic places... you have to deal with that when you become a homeowner.

Just because one happens to be wealthy, it doesn't mean you are naturally any good at building an investment operation that is world-class or successful.

Leadership means setting a moral tone.

If you're governor of a state, and you have nothing to say when the president attacks the people that you represent, you are complicit.

I have been fighting to protect women's healthcare and reproductive rights for decades.

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

Small ideas won't help Illinois' future.

Rauner needs to tell Illinoisans what essential health benefits he intends to keep covering in Illinois.

I'm running for governor because I think we need to change things in Illinois.

Black and brown communities are significantly and disproportionately impacted by deficiencies in our criminal justice system.

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.

With Donald Trump as president and Republicans in control of Congress, our healthcare is under attack.

The basic right to quality and affordable health care is under assault by Donald Trump and Republicans in Washington.