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Matt Gonzalez

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.’

– Matt Gonzalez

Matt Gonzalez

I really am disappointed when I run into people who are angry I’m leaving office.

– Matt Gonzalez

Matt Gonzalez

This idea that once you get into politics… you are now signed up for lifelong duty being in elective office, makes a fundamental error – and that is believing that the only way you can hold progressive views and implement them is in elective office.

– Matt Gonzalez

Matt Gonzalez

If you run for mayor, people say you’re being egotistical. If you decide you won’t run for mayor, people say you’re being self-centered and egotistical.

– Matt Gonzalez

Matt Gonzalez

I’ve run for office, and I’ve stood on street corners, while people walked by me and didn’t want to talk to me, and did not think I was a credible candidate. And then four years later, I was nearly elected mayor of San Francisco, so I know what it takes.

– Matt Gonzalez

Matt Gonzalez

If you engage people honestly, and you’re willing to do the leg work, people will respond to that.

– Matt Gonzalez

Matt Gonzalez

Running for office is important, and you don’t really need more than to be right on the issues, and to be able to articulate what it is you believe. You don’t need a certain background. You don’t need to be a lawyer. You don’t need to have some professional degree.

– Matt Gonzalez

Matt Gonzalez

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.

– Matt Gonzalez

Matt Gonzalez

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

– Matt Gonzalez

Matt Gonzalez

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

– Matt Gonzalez

Matt Gonzalez

I don’t have to be in politics.

– Matt Gonzalez

Matt Gonzalez

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.

– Matt Gonzalez

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