Antonio Villaraigosa Quotes
I want to be known as the mayor who happens to be Latino who made a difference. I ran to make a difference.
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With the common Iranian threat bringing the Sunni Arab world and Israel closer together, an Israeli-Palestinian peace would go a long way in improving relations and rebuffing Iran's regional ambitions.
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New York's my home. Born and raised. I'm a New Yorker to the bone.
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I'm not that good a player, and I'll be the first to admit that. I might be a three or four grand-slam winner; I might be a two grand-slam winner, I don't know.
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One of the peculiarities of Delhi is that the term 'reform' is associated only with passing of laws in Parliament. In fact, the most important reforms are those needed, without new laws, at various level of the government, in work practices and procedures.
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One of the most untruthful things possible, you know, is a collection of facts, because they can be made to appear so many different ways.
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People always talk about the implication and applications of a process, but for me, the goal is purely about knowledge. Knowledge can become practical today, in 20 years, or in 500 years. Ask Newton. He didn't know there would be space research based on his accident with the apple.
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I wanted to live in the suburbs and have a white picket fence and my own bedroom. And a staircase - I thought having a staircase meant that you were a normal family. I thought somehow if you could transplant us to the suburbs, we would become a normal family. But in retrospect, I'm so grateful I grew up in the Chelsea.
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I started kite boarding when I was 13. My dad was a kite boarder, and I begged him to teach me until he finally agreed. He made me wait because it can be dangerous.
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Often, overeating is a way to punish yourself for the anger and resentment you're feeling - either at yourself or someone else.
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I am constantly swimming on the margin, neither 100% American, French, nor Lebanese. I am none of those. I am the result of those three. Sometimes it's an asset: no one can put you in a category. That I do not make typical Lebanese, European or American films does not bother me.
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He who seeks equality between unequals seeks an absurdity.
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In war there are none but particular cases; everything has there an individual nature; nothing ever repeats itself. In the first place, the data of a military problem are but seldom certain; they are never final. Everything is in a constant state of change and reshaping.
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I wanted my children to have the best combination: American circumstances and Chinese character. How could I know these things do not mix?
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En Romanos, rerum dominos, gentemque togatam!
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In the absence of love, there is nothing worth fighting for.
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Men kan zeggen, je moet je mond houden, maar geen oordeel hebben bestaat niet. Niemand kan een ander zijn oordeel verbieden, al is die ander nog zo jong.
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…in order to change poverty into wealth, one must start by displaying it.
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Have we become so celebrity-obsessed that there is no longer a difference between a character and an actor? I hope not.
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American presence is, you know, the major cause of balance of power and the stability in this region.
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I've always thought vampires were interesting because they live forever, they're always well-financed, they dress well, you know what I mean? And they're, like, cool. Usually vampire - you've never seen a broke vampire. Have you?
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He and she become selective at different points; she can be selective when he wants his primary fantasy - sex; he can be selective when she wants her primary fantasy - commitment.
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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.
