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15 quotes by Antonio Villaraigosa

Antonio Ramón Villaraigosa (/ˌviː.əraɪˈɡoʊsə/; born Antonio Ramón Villar, Jr.; January 23, 1953) is an American politician who served as the 41st Mayor of Los Angeles, California from 2005 to 2013. Prior to being elected Mayor he was a member of the California State Assembly from 1994 to 2000, the Democratic leader of the Assembly from 1996 to 1998, and the Speaker of the California State Assembly from 1998 to 2000. After leaving the State...
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Let me be clear - no one is above the law. Not a politician, not a priest, not a criminal, not a police officer. We are all accountable for our... →

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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... →

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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.

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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... →

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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... →

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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... →

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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... →

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Because we believe that you got to build the economy from middle out and not from the top down.

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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.

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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... →

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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.

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I'm not looking for a battle with anybody, neither the council nor our labor partners.

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I'm not one of the people who have to be in public office.

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