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Antonio Villaraigosa quotes

American Politician January 23, 1953

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In no small part I think all of us kind of look in the mirror and feel good or not feel good about the person we seen in the mirror in no small part because of the jobs we have. Antonio Villaraigosa
My father was predisposed to drunken rages. I would hide under the bed. My sister and I were talking just the other day about the terror a drunken man in a rage can create in a child. Antonio Villaraigosa
Actually, as president of the Conference of Mayors, we passed the Simpson-Bowles plan as a template, as a template, as a frame work for moving forward and the president has done the same. Antonio Villaraigosa
You can't just trot out a brown face or a Spanish surname and expect people are going to vote for your party or your candidate. Antonio Villaraigosa
Antonio Villaraigosa quote: "I got to grow up with a mother who taught me to believe in me."
I got to grow up with a mother who taught me to believe in me. Antonio Villaraigosa
Antonio Villaraigosa quote: "So laying people off is not something I do lightly, it's not..."
So laying people off is not something I do lightly, it's not something I relish. Antonio Villaraigosa
Look, you're not going to get me to say that Democrats don't make mistakes. We do. I mentioned two areas - pension reform and seniority and tenure. I've done both - I've advocated for both. I've advocated for - seek for reform as well. Antonio Villaraigosa
I don't want to describe either Governor Mitt Romney or the Republicans as stupid, but I will say this - if you look at their platform, the 2012 platform, it looks like it's from another century and maybe even two. It looks like the platform of 1812. Antonio Villaraigosa
We're not a homogeneous party, anymore than the Republicans are. But we are a party that I think has a plan to take us forward. Antonio Villaraigosa
But I will say, I think there are some Democrats that don't want to address pension reform. I have taken on the issue of seniority and tenure. I think we have to address entitlements and the president has done that in his budget. I think we have to extend Medicare and the president has done that. But also reinvest in that program. Antonio Villaraigosa
The great thing about our system of democracy is when they call you for jury duty, you have to come... It's an honor and a privilege. I was called and I've got to be here. Antonio Villaraigosa
Antonio Villaraigosa quote: "Because we believe that you got to build the economy from..."
Because we believe that you got to build the economy from middle out and not from the top down. Antonio Villaraigosa
Antonio Villaraigosa quote: "I'm not one of the people who have to be in public office."
I'm not one of the people who have to be in public office. Antonio Villaraigosa
Again, if I was going to call Romney and the Republicans stupid, I'm certainly not going to call the Democrats and President Obama stupid. Antonio Villaraigosa
Antonio Villaraigosa quote: "I'm not looking for a battle with anybody, neither the council..."
I'm not looking for a battle with anybody, neither the council nor our labor partners. Antonio Villaraigosa

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