Rod Blagojevich

We will meet our challenges head on and we will do it by rejecting the politics of mediocrity and corruption. You voted…

— Rod Blagojevich

I think the most important thing is [to] restore a sense of idealism and end the cynicism in state government. Bring to…

— Rod Blagojevich

One of the greatest challenges in collecting child support is that deadbeat dads move from job to job and state to state.…

— Rod Blagojevich

A successful economic development strategy must focus on improving the skills of the area's workforce.

— Rod Blagojevich

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

— Rod Blagojevich

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

— Rod Blagojevich

For the same reason we don't allow kids to buy pornography, for the same reason we don't allow kids to buy cigarettes,…

— Rod Blagojevich

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

— Rod Blagojevich

A successful economic development strategy must focus on improving the skills of the area's workforce, reducing the cost of doing business and…

— Rod Blagojevich

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

— Rod Blagojevich

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

— Rod Blagojevich

Let's put aside the politics and trust the people. Let's embrace the unique opportunity we all have; take the heat and make…

— Rod Blagojevich

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

— Rod Blagojevich

Ask any woman and she'll tell you: health care for women is more expensive than it is for men. In fact, during…

— Rod Blagojevich

Each proposed B-2 stealth bomber costs three times more than it would if every part of the plane were made from solid…

— Rod Blagojevich

I know each fund has its supporters, and that some will not want to see the surplus go to schools. But, in…

— Rod Blagojevich

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…

— Rod Blagojevich

I should say if anybody wants to tape my conversations, go right ahead, feel free to do it. I appreciate anybody who…

— Rod Blagojevich

I'm blacker than Barack Obama. I shined shoes. I grew up in a five-room apartment. My father had a little laundromat in…

— Rod Blagojevich

If you don't take enough math classes or science classes or writing intensive classes, you're not going to be prepared to compete…

— Rod Blagojevich

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

— Rod Blagojevich

Biofuels are the future of energy in this nation and around the world

— Rod Blagojevich