J. B. Pritzker

“My wife and I were both very engaged in trying to defeat Trump. We knocked on doors in three states.”

“Studies have proven that early childhood education returns to society as much as $12 for every dollar invested. Our goal is to identify the most important development opportunities for children five years and younger, providing insight to transform early childhood education from a social policy issue into an economic imperative.”

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

“My great-grandfather came here as a refugee from the pogrom in Ukraine.”

“Any business owner can tell you that if their company isn't performing profitably and up to standards, one of two things will happen: either you make changes to improve its efficiency, or a competitor will drive you out of business. Market forces have a way of cutting to the chase rather quickly.”

“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.”

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

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

“It takes a tough, stand-up governor to stand up to the president of the United States - speaking out against the president, speaking out against his policies and, more than that, having actual policies that will help expand health care while... Trump is trying to diminish it for Illinois families.”

“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.”

“Great law schools like Northwestern are here to expand the minds of their students, to allow them to achieve their personal goals, to enable them to contribute, to give back in ways that they could not without the education they receive here, and to help them make the greatest country in the world just a little more accessible, a little fairer.”

“When you're governor, you've got to step up to the plate; you've got to make a proposal for a balanced budget. That's the requirement. And then you've got to sit down and negotiate if the folks that you need to work with disagree with you on points.”

“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.”

“I come with bad genetics, personally.”

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

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

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

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

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