Rod Blagojevich Quotes

#1. I like to think of myself as the Rod Blagojevich of television.

Mindy Kaling

#2. The big post-election story if Obama wins the presidency will be in the hands of the ethically embattled Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich. He's not very popular, and has a chance to use his power to appoint an Obama replacement as a step in the direction of political rehabilitation.

Chuck Todd

#3. There are some who might say that somebody named Barack Obama can't be elected senator in the state of Illinois. They're probably the same folks who said that a guy named Rod Blagojevich couldn't be elected governor of the state of Illinois.

Barack Obama

#4. 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 and difficult decisions, knowing that we're doing it to make things better for the people of Illinois.

Rod Blagojevich

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

Rod Blagojevich

#6. 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 as giving every child a chance to get a public education.

Rod Blagojevich

#7. Everything I wrote about wasn't about me, but about the people listening.

Chuck Berry

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

Rod Blagojevich

#9. A Bill of Rights that means what the majority wants it to mean is worthless.

Antonin Scalia

#10. 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

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

Rod Blagojevich

#12. I should say if anybody wants to tape my conversations, go right ahead, feel free to do it. I appreciate anybody who wants to tape me openly and notoriously, and those who feel like they want to sneakily, and wear taping devices, I would remind them that it kind of smells like Nixon and Watergate.

Rod Blagojevich

#13. Legolas was standing, gazing northwards into the darkness, thoughtful and silent as a young tree in a windless night.

J.R.R. Tolkien

#14. Can you identify the voices inside of your own head? It's imperative that you do so you can understand who is doing your thinking.

Toni Sorenson

#15. I know each fund has its supporters, and that some will not want to see the surplus go to schools. But, in tough times, you have to set priorities. And our priority is education.

Rod Blagojevich

#16. I tell them that in Finland the first thing men coming back from the front wanted was sex; only after that did they take their skis off.

Johanna Sinisalo

#17. If you don't take enough math classes or science classes or writing intensive classes, you're not going to be prepared to compete in college or the workplace
no matter what your diploma says.

Rod Blagojevich

#18. 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 the resources business needs to compete and thrive in today's global economy.

Rod Blagojevich

#19. A lie would eventually do more damage than just being honest.

Sadie Grubor

#20. Ask any woman and she'll tell you: health care for women is more expensive than it is for men. In fact, during their reproductive years, women spend 68% more on health care than men do.

Rod Blagojevich

#21. I think the ability to hit - some guys have it and some guys don't - but I think how dedicated you are to trying to get the most out of yourself, I think kind of determines how good you are and for how long. I was born with the ability to hit, but my work ethic has taken it to the next level.

Tony Gwynn

#22. 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 the community.

Rod Blagojevich

#23. Each proposed B-2 stealth bomber costs three times more than it would if every part of the plane were made from solid gold. The cost is $2.3 billion each.

Rod Blagojevich

#24. We will meet our challenges head on and we will do it by rejecting the politics of mediocrity and corruption. You voted for change; I intend to deliver it ... I will govern as a reformer.

Rod Blagojevich

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

Rod Blagojevich

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

Rod Blagojevich

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

Rod Blagojevich

#28. 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 to keep track of them.

Rod Blagojevich

#29. 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 same reason we don't allow kids to buy alcohol, we shouldn't allow them to go to stores and buy video games.

Rod Blagojevich

#30. Revenge is a bittersweet fruit that leaves the foul aftertaste of regret.

Michael J. Sullivan

#31. 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 want their kids exposed to.

Rod Blagojevich