The Freedom of Information Act doesn’t apply to Silicon Valley. And you can’t impeach Google if it breaks its ‘Don’t be evil’ campaign pledge.
AL FRANKENI believe in not attacking a country pre-emptively unless you’re sure of what you’re doing and you’re working with allies.
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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.
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Rush Limbaugh is what I call a disinfotainer. He entertains by spreading disinformation.
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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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We basically had dinner every night while watching the news, and then we’d discuss it with our parents.
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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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As a source of innovation, an engine of our economy, and a forum for our political discourse.
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I like the liberal tradition; I like the Hubert Humphrey tradition fighting for civil rights.
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By best, I mean when I have a real sense of doing the right thing and doing good for people and the connected universe of everybody.
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Ralph Nader is a hero. I know Ralph, and I call him up occasionally. He’s helped me out on a couple of occasions when I’ve given speeches to corporations where he’d have a good… He’d give me some good information.
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Tend to be people who didn’t take S.A.T.s, or first-time voters, or people with English as a second language.
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I’m crushed by the responsibility of writing a satirical book.
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There is – I mean – I found early in life that righteous indignation is a little off-putting, and so I try to couch it with humor.
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The important thing about advice is that it is simply that. Advice.
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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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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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