Matt Gonzalez Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“I really am disappointed when I run into people who are angry I'm leaving office.”

“I think when judges are in the position of authority, they really get bent out of shape when someone tells them they acted inappropriately.”

“If you are doing well, your business will pay more in tax; if you're not doing well, you pay less.”

“When I got into politics, it was a shock. People promise all sorts of things and then never deliver.”

“You don't have to be wealthy to run for mayor. I'm a Green Party candidate running for mayor and I'm being taken seriously.”

“I think a lot of politicians, rightfully so, understand that their political futures are tied to how many times people see their names in print. The press is so accustomed to politicians wanting those things, it's a surprise when somebody's like, 'Whatever, I'm not really worried about those things.'”

“This notion that we're going to prop up foreign governments, that we're going to invade other countries for some kind of perceived benefit where we're going to install somebody who's going to be supportive of American interests or American corporate private interests needs to stop.”

“When in some communities selling drugs is so lucrative that that's a pretty big enticement that we have to break down. Part of that is by making opportunities and paying decent wages.”

“When you have a democratically elected president of Iran you don't topple him for the Shah. You don't help topple Arbenz in Guatemala. You don't do what we did in Vietnam, etc.”

“I had tried painting, mostly to give myself a greater appreciation of the craft and to inform how I looked at paintings. That led to collaging some of the work I had done on paper, and I found myself mixing in found pieces as well.”