Budgets that don't balance, public programs that aren't funded, pension funds that are running out of money, schools that aren't funded - How does that help anyone? Gina Raimondo More Quotes by Gina Raimondo More Quotes From Gina Raimondo My vision for a better Rhode Island starts with a simple idea - we are all in this together. Gina Raimondo better vision simple together The difference between a dream and a goal is a deadline. Gina Raimondo difference deadline goal dream Don't ignore big problems, and don't try to pretend that problems are smaller than they are. Gina Raimondo pretend problems try ignore The combination of funding for our ports, airports, and highways is a really significant investment in our infrastructure. Gina Raimondo infrastructure investment combination We know businesses can't compete without reliable infrastructure. Gina Raimondo compete without know infrastructure We've just got to keep going. More. More work, more action, more results. Gina Raimondo keep-going results action work I think the Founding Fathers probably knew what they were doing in setting up the government to have a healthy tension between the executive branch and the legislative branch. Gina Raimondo doing think tension government The single greatest under-utilized resource we have as a nation is women and girls. Gina Raimondo greatest nation single women I respect public employees and school teachers. They deserve a secure retirement. Gina Raimondo employees teachers respect school If you have the talent, you should have the opportunity. Gina Raimondo you talent should opportunity 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. Gina Raimondo good business time life In business, we use certain principles to measure performance, and I envision applying those principles in the public sector. Gina Raimondo those performance principles business I want to hold government accountable and help create a more efficient and effective government. Gina Raimondo help create government want If you want to have a big impact, government is the way to do it. Just think of the number of people you can touch. Gina Raimondo think you government people I've done a lot of deals, and I'm skilled at negotiating, managing personalities, and getting parties to the table. Gina Raimondo personalities table getting done Businesses want to be in places where there is a deep talent pool. Gina Raimondo deep pool talent want We can just keep doing it the way we're doing it. We can attack everybody for small-minded things and crush everybody with a new idea. And where are we going to be? Where we are now - behind. Or we can embrace new things and try to be positive and let everybody play a role. Gina Raimondo new new-things positive way If we could find a way to totally empower half of the brains in America, imagine how much more productive we could be. Gina Raimondo find more america way 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. Gina Raimondo woman day single girl 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. Gina Raimondo face need just facts
