It’s easier to put on slippers than to carpet the whole world.
AL FRANKENHumor and seriousness are not in opposition to each other.
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It’s easier to put on slippers than to carpet the whole world.
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I wish I had spent more time at the office and less time in prison.
AL FRANKENI wish I had spent more time at the office and less time in prison.
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As a source of innovation, an engine of our economy, and a forum for our political discourse.
AL FRANKENAs a source of innovation, an engine of our economy, and a forum for our political discourse.
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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.
AL FRANKENBeing 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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Compared to the American public at large, probably a slightly higher percentage of journalists, because of thier enhanced power of discernment, realize they know a gay person or two, and are, therefore, less frightened of them.
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And when you hit him, he runs to the teacher and says, ‘Teacher, sue him.’
AL FRANKENAnd when you hit him, he runs to the teacher and says, ‘Teacher, sue him.’
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Google’s screen for privacy settings does give you more options for what you share than Apple’s does. But it’s not a complete list, and people aren’t aware of whether or not that information will go to a third party.
AL FRANKENGoogle’s screen for privacy settings does give you more options for what you share than Apple’s does. But it’s not a complete list, and people aren’t aware of whether or not that information will go to a third party.
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It’s hard to have that debate around secret programs authorized by secret legal opinions issued by a secret court. Actually, it’s impossible to have that debate.
AL FRANKENIt’s hard to have that debate around secret programs authorized by secret legal opinions issued by a secret court. Actually, it’s impossible to have that debate.
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Veterans report that service dogs help break their isolation. People will often avert their eyes when they see a wounded veteran.
AL FRANKENVeterans report that service dogs help break their isolation. People will often avert their eyes when they see a wounded veteran.
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The right wing has had a radio apparatus for years and years, so they’ve had minor leagues.
AL FRANKENThe right wing has had a radio apparatus for years and years, so they’ve had minor leagues.
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Antitrust law isn’t about protecting competing businesses from each other, it’s about protecting competition itself on behalf of the public.
AL FRANKENAntitrust law isn’t about protecting competing businesses from each other, it’s about protecting competition itself on behalf of the public.
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Part of the middle class promise is that, after a lifetime of hard work, you’ll be able to retire and enjoy the fruits of that labor.
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I like the liberal tradition; I like the Hubert Humphrey tradition fighting for civil rights.
AL FRANKENI like the liberal tradition; I like the Hubert Humphrey tradition fighting for civil rights.
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Teen pregnancy went way down in the ’90s, and 75 percent of it was because of increased use of contraception.
AL FRANKENTeen pregnancy went way down in the ’90s, and 75 percent of it was because of increased use of contraception.
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The Internet can only work if it’s a truly level playing field. Small businesses should have the same ability to reach customers as powerful corporations.
AL FRANKENThe Internet can only work if it’s a truly level playing field. Small businesses should have the same ability to reach customers as powerful corporations.
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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.’
AL FRANKENI 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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