Terrorism, to me, is the use of terror for political purpose.
AL FRANKENIf you look at terrorists, they really have no sense of humor.
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I think the government has a role in protecting the fundamental rights of its citizens.
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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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creates jobs all over the world, and makes life easier for millions of Americans.
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When I first started writing for television in the seventies and eighties, the Internet didn’t exist.
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Some of George W. Bush’s friends say that Bush believes God called him to be president during these times of trial.
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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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Being a comedian, you’re under pressure. You have to deal with stress and pressure to perform – to deal with pressure without stress.
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I do have a self-censor; everybody does, or at least most who are not pathological do.
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The way I see it, I’m not going to Washington to be the 60th Democratic senator. I’m going to Washington to be the second senator from the state of Minnesota.
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What you see on the campaign trail is me. It’s easy being me.
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We need to be pro-science; we have to go back to science.
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If you use a cell phone – as I do – your wireless carrier likely has records about your physical movements going back months, if not years.
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You have to love your country like an adult loves somebody, not like a child loves its Mommy. And right-wing Republicans tend to love America like a child loves its Mommy, where everything Mommy does is okay.
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In my first week as a U.S. senator, I had the privilege of participating in the Supreme Court confirmation hearing for Judge Sonia Sotomayor.
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Service dogs raise their masters’ sense of well-being.
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