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…

— Antonio Villaraigosa

What a great actor and what a committed human being...For years, he's used his fame for the purpose of developing new talent…

— 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…

— Antonio Villaraigosa

In no small part I think all of us kind of look in the mirror and feel good or not feel good…

— 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…

— Antonio Villaraigosa

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

— Antonio Villaraigosa

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

— Antonio Villaraigosa

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

— Antonio Villaraigosa

Many of these jobs are quality, middle-class jobs, the film industry is pivotal to the city's economy. In fact, the average scripted…

— Antonio Villaraigosa

Literacy is crucial to creating job opportunities, supporting workers and their families and eradicating poverty in our region...Literacy must start in homes…

— Antonio Villaraigosa

My father was predisposed to drunken rages. I would hide under the bed. My sister and I were talking just the other…

— Antonio Villaraigosa

We're smoothing over Los Angeles one pothole at a time.

— Antonio Villaraigosa

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

— Antonio Villaraigosa

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

— 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…

— 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…

— Antonio Villaraigosa

Our community knows the difference between rhetoric and results. They know the difference between pandering and producing.

— Antonio Villaraigosa

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

Actually, as president of the Conference of Mayors, we passed the Simpson-Bowles plan as a template, as a template, as a frame…

— Antonio Villaraigosa

For Los Angeles, it's an opportunity for us to showcase that you can come from every corner of the earth and live…

— Antonio Villaraigosa

I don't want to describe either Governor Mitt Romney or the Republicans as stupid, but I will say this - if you…

— Antonio Villaraigosa

Today we say to America, we've come here to work. We clean your toilets. We clean your hotels. We build your houses.…

— Antonio Villaraigosa

I'm here not just for the unions, I'm here for the working families, for the children in this state who understand workers…

— Antonio Villaraigosa

Hispanic Heritage Month gives us a significant opportunity to celebrate the culture and contributions of Hispanics to the city of Los Angeles.…

— Antonio Villaraigosa

These kids right here, they're going to be mayors and governors and lawyers and artists and social workers and actors. And you're…

— Antonio Villaraigosa