Terrorism, to me, is the use of terror for political purpose.
AL FRANKENOur 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.
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Gary Bauer is a very good – he’s a good friend of mine.
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Love takes attention and work and is the best thing in the world.
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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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We need to start by having a conversation about climate change. It would be irresponsible to avoid the issue just because it’s uncomfortable to talk about.
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Armed with nothing more than a Facebook user’s phone number and home address.
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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.
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Medicare was established to secure that promise.
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There are as many forms of advice as there are colors of the rainbow. Remember that good advice can come from bad people and bad advice from good people.
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There is a subset of Democrats who tend to mis-fill out ballots. The way you mark the ballot is like an S.A.T. – you fill in the circle. And the subset of people who tend to, like, put a check there instead, or an X, or fill it out wrong.
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My dad was a terrible businessman.
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They’re trying to pay for health care and send their kids to college, they’re worried about declining home values, they’re scared for a loved one they have serving in Iraq.
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I got interested in politics during the civil rights movement and then Vietnam.
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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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There’s an element of that that’s either God-given, a talent that you’re not necessarily responsible for.
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But I think it’s a good thing. Some people thought that it was an odd career arc, but to me it made absolute sense.
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