My dad didn’t graduate from high school, ended up being a printing salesman, probably never made more than $8,000 a year.
AL FRANKENThat’s bad news for everyone else – and for our democracy itself.
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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.
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Love takes attention and work and is the best thing in the world.
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I wish I had spent more time at the office and less time in prison.
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The civil rights movement was very important in my house, and then Vietnam was very important ’cause there were two boys, so I came of age during a very heated political climate.
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Anyone with an Internet connection and a few dollars can obtain personal information they should never have access to, including a user’s date of birth, e-mail address, or estimated income.
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Asking the question whether the mainstream media has a liberal or conservative bias is like asking whether al Qaeda uses too much oil in their hummus.
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Liberals like me love America. We just love America in a different way.
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My parents didn’t make a lot of money. My dad was not a high school graduate.
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I know I have an awful lot to learn from the people of Minnesota.
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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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Yeah, we shot ourselves in the foot right out of the gate.
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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.
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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.
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This is something I learned only too well years ago when I did a fundraiser for Pol Pot. A few years later I saw ‘The Killing Fields,’ and I’ve got to tell you, I just felt like a schmuck.
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Minnesotans know the difference between the job of satirist and the job of senator. And so do I.
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