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Mistakes are a part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes for what they are: precious life lessons that can only be learned the hard way.

Al Franken

You know, Lincoln was funny. I don’t think F.D.R. was very funny. But Lincoln was funny. Lincoln was really funny. But I think you should get elected first, and then show that you’re funny.
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Elect First Funny People Really Should Show Think
I know that it’s probably not a good idea for a comedian, especially a satirist, to support a public policy group or a politician.
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He didn’t have a career as such; he was a printing salesman essentially for most of his working life.
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Grown-up love means actually understanding what you love, taking the good with the bad and helping your loved one grow.
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I’m a perfectionist and if I start making changes, I’ll never stop.
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Change Make Perfectionist Start Stop
I once asked the most fabulous couple I know, Madonna and Guy Ritchie, how they kept things fresh despite having been married for almost seven months. ‘It’s a job, Al,’ Guy told me. ‘We work at it every day.’
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Ask Celebrity Couple Despite Fabulous Fresh Job Kep Month Once Seven Thing
Most Americans don’t think about antitrust law when they look at their cable bill, flip channels on TV, or worry about what their favorite website knows about them. But they should.
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We owe an historic debt to American Indians. They have a unique set of concerns that haven’t been addressed and I’d like to stand with them. Also, I’d like to get their views on immigration.
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Address Concern Country Debt Historic Immigration Indian Like Unique View
Good schools for me to prepare myself for a career, and, if I worked hard and played by the rules, a chance for me to do anything I wanted.
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One thing I’ve noticed about politics is that these guys have pretty thick hides.
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I’ve had a great time. I like the people in Hollywood a lot.
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When people talked about protecting their privacy when I was growing up, they were talking about protecting it from the government.
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If I put myself on the ballot and even 50 people voted for me, it’d be a travesty.
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But when Americans lack the most basic information about our domestic surveillance programs, they have no way of knowing whether we’re getting that balance right. This lack of transparency is a big problem.
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But when the veteran has a dog, the same people will come up and say, ‘Hi’ to pet the dog and then strike up a conversation.
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That’s bad news for everyone else – and for our democracy itself.
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