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 Copy Share Image
We will meet our challenges head on and we will do it by rejecting the politics of mediocrity and corruption. You voted for change;… — Rod Blagojevich Copy Share Image
I think the most important thing is [to] restore a sense of idealism and end the cynicism in state government. Bring to the job… — Rod Blagojevich Copy Share Image
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… — Rod Blagojevich Copy Share Image
A successful economic development strategy must focus on improving the skills of the area's workforce. — Rod Blagojevich Copy Share Image
Kids today are technologically sophisticated. In many families, they are far ahead of their parents — Rod Blagojevich Copy Share Image
Part of protecting our homeland means being less dependent on foreign countries for our energy. — Rod Blagojevich Copy Share Image
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… — Rod Blagojevich Copy Share Image
We have to be sure [students] understand that racial, national, ethnic, and religious hatred can lead to horrible tragedies. — Rod Blagojevich Copy Share Image
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… — Rod Blagojevich Copy Share Image
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… — Rod Blagojevich Copy Share Image
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… — Rod Blagojevich Copy Share Image
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… — Rod Blagojevich Copy Share Image
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