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Progressives, in a way, are the new conservatives. We want to conserve what we fought to build. (Al Franken)
If we have George W. Bush as president, we're going to go back to the kind of policies we had when his father and Ronald Reagan were president. View quote
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If you look at terrorists, they really have no sense of humor. View quote
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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. View quote
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Liberals like me love America. We just love America in a different way. View quote
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Minnesotans know the difference between the job of satirist and the job of senator. And so do I. View quote
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My dad loved comedians, especially George Jessel, and he loved Henny Youngman and Buddy Hackett. View quote
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My dad was a terrible businessman. View quote
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Net neutrality has been in place since the very beginning of the Internet. View quote
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I'm for Israel's right to exist. View quote
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No one is more sensitive to the issue of overeating than the creator of Stuart Smalley. (Al Franken)
I know I have an awful lot to learn from the people of Minnesota. View quote
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If 98 out of 100 doctors tell me I've got a problem, I should take their advice. And if those two other doctors get paid by Big Snack Food, like certain climate deniers get paid by Big Coal, I shouldn't take their advice. View quote
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I just can't sit still and meditate; that doesn't kind of work for me. I don't even know exactly what it means. View quote
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I am a Minnesotan, and not just because I root for the Vikings and the Twins. I like the Minnesota-nice sensibility. I like the liberal tradition; I like the Hubert Humphrey tradition fighting for civil rights. View quote
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Harvard's Kennedy School of Government asked me to serve as a fellow at its Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics, and Public Policy. After my varied and celebrated career in television, movies, publishing, and the lucrative world of corporate speaking, being a fellow at Harvard seemed, frankly, like a step down. View quote
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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. View quote
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I grew up in Minnesota, where we treasure our tradition of civic engagement - and our record of having the nation's highest voter participation. View quote
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I know that it's probably not a good idea for a comedian, especially a satirist, to support a public policy group or a politician. 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. View quote
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I've never understood why we would want to deny all the joys - and the challenges - of marriage to anyone. Which is why I think any loving, committed couple - gay or straight - should be able to get married. View quote
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I think the Internet has developed at this incredibly rapid pace because of net neutrality, because of the free nature of it, because a YouTube can start the way YouTube started. (Al Franken)
I think Clinton fatigue was a real thing. It's just hard to get comfortable with Gore - it was hard for him to project who he is, the person people know in private. View quote
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Grown-up love means actually understanding what you love, taking the good with the bad and helping your loved one grow. Love takes attention and work and is the best thing in the world. View quote
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There's plenty of room for humor in politics, God knows, but it's a serious business. View quote
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If Republicans eliminate Medicare, America will become a country in which you can never retire - and once you physically can no longer work, you are desperately poor until you die. View quote
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