Gina Raimondo

We have to get past this persistent negativity. The negativity has held Rhode Island back for a long time.

If you want to have a big impact, government is the way to do it. Just think of the number of people you can touch.

I think the Founding Fathers probably knew what they were doing in setting up the government to have a healthy tension between the executive branch and the legislative branch.

The difference between a dream and a goal is a deadline.

If I'm a CEO, I want to be in a place where the government works.

I respect public employees and school teachers. They deserve a secure retirement.

I want to show two things. One, that Democrats can solve big problems and get things done. And two, that as a public official, you can make tough choices, do the right things for the right reasons, and upset some people. And still get elected.

Those diplomas on my wall would not be there without the GI Bill that educated my father, without the public library, without the RIPTA bus.

The public library is where I studied. It's where my grandfather taught himself English.

The public bus is how I got to school every day.

Democrats and all public servants just need to be honest. If we have schools that aren't working ... we need to face the facts and fix them.

We have to slowly, carefully, and thoughtfully align all of our interests.