Rod Blagojevich ,quotes

Parents don't need government...

Parents don't need government to raise their kids. That's their job. But government can help them protect their children from influences they may not want their kids exposed to.

Rod Blagojevich 10.08.2025 21:18:57 31 quotes

I'm blacker than Barack Obama...

I'm blacker than Barack Obama. I shined shoes. I grew up in a five-room apartment. My father had a little laundromat in a black community not far from where we lived. I saw it all growing up.

Rod Blagojevich 10.08.2025 21:18:57 31 quotes

We have to be sure [students]...

We have to be sure [students] understand that racial, national, ethnic, and religious hatred can lead to horrible tragedies.

Rod Blagojevich 10.08.2025 21:18:57 31 quotes

I should say if anybody wants...

I should say if anybody wants to tape my conversations, go right ahead, feel free to do it. I appreciate anybody who wants to tape me openly and notoriously, and those who feel like they want to sneakily, and wear taping devices, I would remind them that it kind of smells like Nixon and Watergate.

Rod Blagojevich 10.08.2025 21:18:57 31 quotes

I don't believe there's any c...

I don't believe there's any cloud that hangs over me. I think there's nothing but sunshine hanging over me.

Rod Blagojevich 10.08.2025 21:18:57 31 quotes

If you don't take enough math...

If you don't take enough math classes or science classes or writing intensive classes, you're not going to be prepared to compete in college or the workplace -- no matter what your diploma says.

Rod Blagojevich 10.08.2025 21:18:57 31 quotes

Parents don't need government...

Parents don't need government to raise their kids. That's their job. But government can help them protect their children from influences they may not want their kids exposed to

Rod Blagojevich 10.08.2025 21:18:57 31 quotes

Kids today are technologicall...

Kids today are technologically sophisticated. In many families, they are far ahead of their parents

Rod Blagojevich 10.08.2025 21:18:57 31 quotes

I think the most important th...

I think the most important thing is [to] restore a sense of idealism and end the cynicism in state government. Bring to the job a desire to really make things happen and help people and give confidence back to the public.

Rod Blagojevich 10.08.2025 21:18:57 31 quotes

We will meet our challenges h...

We will meet our challenges head on and we will do it by rejecting the politics of mediocrity and corruption. You voted for change; I intend to deliver it. ... I will govern as a reformer.

Rod Blagojevich 10.08.2025 21:18:57 31 quotes

For the same reason we don't ...

For the same reason we don't allow kids to buy pornography, for the same reason we don't allow kids to buy cigarettes, for the same reason we don't allow kids to buy alcohol, we shouldn't allow them to go to stores and buy video games.

Rod Blagojevich 10.08.2025 21:18:57 31 quotes

A successful economic develop...

A successful economic development strategy must focus on improving the skills of the area's workforce, reducing the cost of doing business and making available the resources business needs to compete and thrive in today's global economy.

Rod Blagojevich 10.08.2025 21:18:57 31 quotes

Let's put aside the politics ...

Let's put aside the politics and trust the people. Let's embrace the unique opportunity we all have; take the heat and make the hard and difficult decisions, knowing that we're doing it to make things better for the people of Illinois.

Rod Blagojevich 10.08.2025 21:18:57 31 quotes

Health care is not a privileg...

Health care is not a privilege. It's a right. It's a right as fundamental as civil rights. It's a right as fundamental as giving every child a chance to get a public education.

Rod Blagojevich 10.08.2025 21:18:57 31 quotes

One of the greatest challenge...

One of the greatest challenges in collecting child support is that deadbeat dads move from job to job and state to state. it's hard to keep track of them.

Rod Blagojevich 10.08.2025 21:18:57 31 quotes

Kids today are technologicall...

Kids today are technologically sophisticated. In many families, they are far ahead of their parents.

Rod Blagojevich 10.08.2025 21:18:57 31 quotes

Whatever happened to a sense ...

Whatever happened to a sense of idealism and embracing an idea that will help people and, in this case, children?

Rod Blagojevich 10.08.2025 21:18:57 31 quotes

Part of protecting our homela...

Part of protecting our homeland means being less dependent on foreign countries for our energy.

Rod Blagojevich 10.08.2025 21:18:57 31 quotes

Our children's health and wel...

Our children's health and well-being are dependent on our commitment to promoting food access and good eating habits at home, at school and in the community.

Rod Blagojevich 10.08.2025 21:18:57 31 quotes

Ask any woman and she'll tell...

Ask any woman and she'll tell you: health care for women is more expensive than it is for men. In fact, during their reproductive years, women spend 68% more on health care than men do.

Rod Blagojevich 10.08.2025 21:18:57 31 quotes

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