I was always fascinated by politics, and I was exposed to it quite a lot.

I think much of what you learn as a kid comes before age seven.

My uncles and my aunts were outstanding. There's just no other way to say it.

I have a lot of Republican friends.

Trump is an anathema to America's democracy and values.

Trump can spend virtually an unlimited amount of his own money on this election, which makes him unlike any of the other candidates in the race. So those who oppose him will have to work very hard to make sure he doesn't win.

I am prepared to do whatever I can do and whatever is reasonable to make sure that it is Hillary who makes it to the White House and not Trump.

There's no doubt that there's a public backlash against the way campaign money is raised, but I don't think the only alternative is to elect people with money.

The people at the bottom who are working but working at relatively low wages need some help.

ChicagoNEXT is focused on making Chicago the best possible place for technology entrepreneurs.

I am a lifelong Democrat.

Ending Iran's nuclear threat and bringing it into the international community of law-abiding nations is one of the most pressing U.S. foreign policy objectives.

Head Start has been a key component of health, nutrition and early learning opportunities since the 1960s.

Early education is the type of issue politicians nod their heads at, and then when it comes time to make a tough decision, a financial trade-off, inevitably it's about the first item tossed from the table.

I'm involved in issues, and issues are about grass-roots politics.

When candidates have asked me for support before, they have asked for more than a check.

None of our family businesses were focused on technology. It was '93 when I came out of law school, and the Internet was taking hold. So I started New World Ventures.

Whatever you build, you're building for the family - not with an eye toward getting away, but with an eye toward adding to the family pie.

By definition, startups are not constrained by the limits of established company culture. And so they push boundaries and develop new technologies and ways of doing things.

It takes so long for the folks who are earning minimum wage to finally see a little bit of a rise... that it takes a little nudge, I think, from government.

I grew up watching my mom and dad selling rooms in our motels. We had CEOs coming to our house so that my dad could persuade them to have their executives stay in Hyatt hotels.

I'm running for governor because I think we need to change things in Illinois.

By legitimizing Iran's nuclear program, removing the pressure of economic sanctions, and allowing it to obtain conventional weapons and ballistic missiles, this agreement makes the prospect for war more likely, not less.

Early childhood education is an urgent educational, economic and moral imperative. Without it, we face a long-term national economic security crisis.