Top 35 Gina Raimondo Quotes

During my four years as treasurer, we restructured our pension system, cutting the state’s unfunded liability almost by half and putting our retirement system on stronger footing.

People deserve to see progress.

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.

Maybe you think, ‘I’m not college material.’ Maybe you worry that you don’t have the money. Then you take the SAT. You see that colleges are getting in touch with you. You begin to think maybe you are ready for college.

I’ll bring colleges and industry together to develop new products in marine science, green technology, and medical devices, and to train our workers to fill those jobs… We need to get Rhode Islanders back to work.

I don’t really care if you’re a Republican or Democrat or you want to fight about the size of government. How about a government that just works? Put your tax dollar in and get a return out the other end.

People deserve to see a governor who is hustling every day.

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

In business, we use certain principles to measure performance, and I envision applying those principles in the public sector.

You can’t be a progressive and be opposed to pension reform.

I’m committed to structural changes.

We’ve just got to keep going. More. More work, more action, more results.

We know businesses can’t compete without reliable infrastructure.

I’ve been told I’m a workaholic.

I am a mother with kids in the public schools. People should know that. I’m not just some policy maker who’s totally detached from the rest of the community.

Programs like ACE’s Bootstrap Summer Camp teach our kids important computer coding skills that will allow them to design their own futures.

I want to hold government accountable and help create a more efficient and effective government.

I still believe in the power of government to make lives better, and I believe that if someone is willing to take a stand, other people will follow.

Businesses want to be in places where there is a deep talent pool.

We need a collective moment where we commit ourselves to long-term solutions.

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

What we have to do is support business, but also support our workers with job training programs and with reasonable wages.

Every single day I’ve been governor, I hear from a little girl who thinks it’s the greatest thing ever that we have a woman governor.

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

Almost every day, people will say to me some version of, ‘You’re so much nicer in real life.’ I guess I come across as not nice.

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.

If we could find a way to totally empower half of the brains in America, imagine how much more productive we could be.

Let’s make the SAT and PSAT free so everyone has a chance to succeed.

The governor’s not allowed to drive. That’s part of the life you accept.

Fixing the pension system was one of the biggest problems Rhode Island faced.

I am a proponent of investing in infrastructure… and, if we can use state resources to make ProvPort more prosperous and successful, then that will benefit the whole state.

I guess whenever I’m in the paper, it’s dealing with bridges falling apart, budget problems, pension crises – and saying we have to tackle these problems.

I’m going to ask one question for everything that comes across my desk, which is, ‘How is this going to create jobs?’

In many cases, Rhode Island is just not on the radar of a lot of companies. But once companies or people take the time to look at our high quality of life, low cost of living, great talent, good business environment, often people see it’s an excellent place, and they want to take a harder look.

There’s lots of people driving on the roads who don’t have licenses. They’re still going to work, still going to school. I want them to get a license and insurance so they’re driving safely.