J. B. Pritzker

“I have a lot of Republican friends.”

“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.”

“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.”

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

“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.”

“I'm a progressive.”

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

“I've been honored to take part in protests and events across Illinois, joining with thousands of you in the resistance, making calls, sending letters, and making sure Washington understands that we will not allow the ACA to be repealed.”

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

“Small ideas won't help Illinois' future.”

“There are not 'many sides' in the fight against hatred and bigotry. There is only right and wrong.”

“I've tried, in my own life, to speak up when I see harassment occurring. But I want to acknowledge that there are probably situations and instances where I could have done more. I think that's an acknowledgment that all men need to make.”

“The fact that my father set out on his own to build Hyatt - a business the family was not in and a business he was learning about as he was building it - is instructive.”

“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.”

“Rauner stands silent as Trump assaults our basic rights.”

“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.”

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

“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.”

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