I say to people that Los Angeles is a city of America's hope and its promise. It's a city where we come from every corner of the Earth here to make the American dream happen. Antonio Villaraigosa More Quotes by Antonio Villaraigosa More Quotes From Antonio Villaraigosa 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 criminals police law I got to grow up with a mother who taught me to believe in me. Antonio Villaraigosa mothers-day growing-up mom I'm not looking for a battle with anybody, neither the council nor our labor partners. Antonio Villaraigosa council partners battle We in Los Angeles, who have ourselves been helped to stand up - to recover and rebuild after a disaster - want to help the families and communities of the Gulf Coast,. Antonio Villaraigosa community want helping 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 done president moving If you wave a flag, make it an American Flag. Antonio Villaraigosa american-flag wave flags We stand with President Obama - love doesn't have a color, love doesn't care if you're gay or straight. Love doesn't discriminate. Antonio Villaraigosa gay color president I'm not one of the people who have to be in public office. Antonio Villaraigosa public-office office people 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 reform mistake two 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 stupid two looks 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 issues taken thinking 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 mirrors jobs thinking 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 party faces people 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 republican party thinking 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 republican president stupid You all know I love L.A., but tonight I really love L.A. Antonio Villaraigosa tonight knows 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 privilege democracy honor 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 men father children So laying people off is not something I do lightly, it's not something I relish. Antonio Villaraigosa relish people Don't let the Monday morning quarterbacks stop you from being bold. You've got to set a high bar. Antonio Villaraigosa stop you monday morning
