“National security laws must protect national security. But they must also protect the public trust and preserve the ability of an informed electorate to hold its government to account.”

I hope you realize, in a democracy, laughter is assent.

Tend to be people who didn’t take S.A.T.s, or first-time voters, or people with English as a second language.

Humor and seriousness are not in opposition to each other.

Liberals like me love America. We just love America in a different way.

If 98 out of 100 doctors tell me I’ve got a problem, I should take their advice.

A blogger should have the same ability to find an audience as a media conglomerate.

You see, they love America like a 4-year-old loves his mommy. Liberals love America like grown-ups. To a 4-year-old, everything Mommy does is wonderful and anyone who criticizes Mommy is bad.

The thing that interests me least about the radio business is the radio business. But I’ve had to learn a little bit about it. It’s not rocket science: You get ratings, that’s good.

I just can’t sit still and meditate; that doesn’t kind of work for me. I don’t even know exactly what it means.

I might think they use a little bit too much oil; some people might think it’s a little dry. But the problem with al Qaeda is they want to kill us.

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.

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.’

When people talked about protecting their privacy when I was growing up, they were talking about protecting it from the government.

I wish I had spent more time at the office and less time in prison.

They’ve had local rightwing guys who’ve become national rightwing guys, and who build slowly, and that’s how it goes. We haven’t had that. It isn’t like we have a farm team.

The biases the media has are much bigger than conservative or liberal.

I am lucky enough to be selected for. Looks play no part in the equation, what matters is your ideas and connecting them to the electorate.