During 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.
AL FRANKENHe said we had enough to go three years without making money, and we had enough to go three weeks.
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After my varied and celebrated career in television, movies, publishing, and the lucrative world of corporate speaking, being a fellow at Harvard seemed, frankly, like a step down.
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When you win an election, what you really win is a chance to go to work for working families who need a voice in Minnesota.
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Unless it’s a fatal mistake, which, at least, others can learn from.
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My parents were really political. The news was very important in our home.
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There’s plenty of room for humor in politics, God knows, but it’s a serious business.
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I’m angry at the right wing media. And by that I don’t mean the media is right wing.
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One thing I’ve noticed about politics is that these guys have pretty thick hides.
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If 98 out of 100 doctors tell me I’ve got a problem, I should take their advice.
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The guy who ran it at first misled pretty much everybody about how much capital we had.
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If you look at terrorists, they really have no sense of humor.
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The Internet can only work if it’s a truly level playing field. Small businesses should have the same ability to reach customers as powerful corporations.
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We know that the Russian’s interfered in our election and they did it to benefit President Trump. The intelligence agencies confirmed that.
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Progressives, in a way, are the new conservatives. We want to conserve what we fought to build.
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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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During the Reagan Administration, Bob Dole was present at a ceremony that included each living ex-president.
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