Tony Cardenas Quotes

Tony Cardenas

Profession : Politician

Birth : March 31, 1963

I love chocolate, and I love ice cream. That's a double whammy there. I constantly have to check myself and say, 'I've already had dessert today.'

Tony Cardenas

Our kids have to understand that drinking underage is a poor decision that could drastically affect their chances to achieve the goals they've set.

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If recycling is the future, then we must focus our efforts on mitigating negative impacts to our community while protecting our environment.

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As someone who has owned a small business in the past, I understand how difficult it can be to get a loan.

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I don't eat pork or beef. I cut that out when my father passed away about 20 years ago. I wanted to modify my diet because he passed away from diabetes. And, you know, it's very hereditary.

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It is difficult to overstate the importance of media as a tool to encourage civic engagement and participation, and the importance of a diverse and well-informed public.

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The San Fernando Valley has plenty of manufacturing zones, especially in the 29th Congressional District.

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I think it's not up to Congress to dictate what the right amount of diversity is, but I think it's Congress' place to ask the question, to any industry, in talking about what's going on out there. Is there a lack of preparation of the community to be ready to be involved in that industry?

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When you have 20 nominations - 20 names on the nomination list of best actor, supporting actor and actress, etc., and there's absolutely no representation of color whatsoever, I think that's a subset of perhaps a bigger problem.

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There is no organic process where you can take a diverse community like America and then distill it down to it only looks monolithic without having some kind of inorganic interplay going on that created that outcome.

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I meditate, and I try to do that twice a day.

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Who cannot appreciate the smell of bacon? It smells good, but I never want to grab a bite.

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Every time I got paid, I would give my parents money. I would save some money, and I would have a little money to spend.

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I wasn't the student body this, student body that. I was not much into running for office.

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Nearly one-fifth of our fellow citizens are Latino. They are families who are impacted by our education system, by our economy, by our healthcare delivery, and by every policy we make here in Washington.

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To truly utilize the full potential of every person in our nation, our laws and representation must track the needs, concerns, and goals of the Latino community.

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Hollywood and film portray who we are as a people and what we value as a culture.

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When we fail to include diverse, talented faces, reflecting both today and tomorrow's America, we send a poor message to our youth and the world.

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Consumers deserve the opportunity to watch their program of choice.

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It's not up to one individual to decide, 'I'm going to dictate the outcome of what's going to happen legislatively.' That is not a democracy; it's an atrocity.

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