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I got to grow up with a mother who taught me to believe in me.

~Antonio Villaraigosa

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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 actions.

~Antonio Villaraigosa

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You've got to do what's right, or what you think is right. And you've got to make tough decisions. And you've got to be willing to take on your friends when you disagree with them.

~Antonio Villaraigosa

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Don't let the Monday morning quarterbacks stop you from being bold. You've got to set a high bar.

~Antonio Villaraigosa

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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 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

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The fact is, when you hear the Republican candidates on immigration, when you see them and hear them talk about contraception, mammograms, abortion, and not the economy, it's clear to me they're moving farther and farther away from the mainstream.

~Antonio Villaraigosa

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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 called and I've got to be here.

~Antonio Villaraigosa

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The day that I spearheaded the passage of America Fast Forward... the newspaper of record did not put it in the newspaper; what they put was my breakup with my ex-girlfriend. I took umbrage with that. A great newspaper ought to be printing things that people care about, issues that people care about.

~Antonio Villaraigosa

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I want to be known as the mayor who happens to be Latino who made a difference. I ran to make a difference.

~Antonio Villaraigosa

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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 man in a rage can create in a child.

~Antonio Villaraigosa

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: January 23rd, 1953

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