Our laws need to reflect the evolution of technology and the changing expectations of American society. This is why the Constitution is often called a “living” document.
AL FRANKENDuring Vietnam, I was in college, enjoying my student deferment. The government wisely felt that, in my case, military service was less important than completing my studies to prepare me for my chosen career: comedian.
More Al Franken Quotes
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Whining is anger through a small opening.
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There’s no comparison between NPR and the propaganda that you hear from Rush or from Sean Hannity.
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That he armed the Mujahideen, that he armed Saddam, that he armed Iran, that he armed two-thirds of the Axis of Evil, and that he funded terrorists in Central America. He was, in my mind, a terrible president.
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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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Putin has had many positive experiences working with Western political leaders whose business interests made them more disposed to deal with Russia.
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Apple has long been a leading innovator of mobile technology; I myself own an iPhone.
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We need to be pro-science; we have to go back to science.
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People lucky enough to live in the vicinity of an industrial hog farm are, with each breath, made keenly aware of the cause of their declining property values.
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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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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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I believe people have a right to know what’s going on with their information and how it’s collected, how it’s stored and who gets it.
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Having an actual income can expand your romantic horizons toward the more appealing end of the spectrum.
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One thing I’ve noticed about politics is that these guys have pretty thick hides.
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There’s an appeal to the American sense of exceptionalism, that we’re morally superior, as way to not be self-critical. I think that’s a bit dangerous.
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But God told me that He/She/It had actually chosen Al Gore by making sure that Gore won the popular vote and, God thought, the Electoral College. ‘That worked for everyone else,’ God said.
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