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

Antonio Villaraigosa

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" My kids and I are spending time together. And we're enjoying that. Family is important; I was gone a lot in the 20 years of public service. "

Antonio Villaraigosa

" 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

" 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

" So laying people off is not something I do lightly, it's not something I relish. "

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

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

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

" 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

" I've made no secret that although I loved being a legislator, I particularly loved being a chief executive. "

Antonio Villaraigosa

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

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

" 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

" I believe in family values, and I believe that we all ought to be able to have a family and marry if you want to. I don't think the government should be in that business of denying people the fundamental right to marry. "

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

" 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

" 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

" 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

" There are teachers' unions around the country realizing they want to improve standards of the profession, improve the quality of their profession, and ultimately attract the best and the brightest to their profession. The vast majority of teachers are dedicated and committed. "

Antonio Villaraigosa

" I have decided not to run for the U.S. Senate and instead continue my efforts to make California a better place to live, work, and raise a family. We have come a long way, but our work is not done, and neither am I. "

Antonio Villaraigosa

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

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

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

Antonio Villaraigosa

" 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