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Than Quotes by Al Franken
- The biases the media has are much bigger than conservative or liberal. They're about getting ratings, about making money, about doing stories that are easy…
- It's easier to put on slippers than to carpet the whole world.
- I couldn't think of anything less appealing than molding the minds of tomorrow's leaders.
- No one is more sensitive to the issue of overeating than the creator of Stuart Smalley.
- Armed with nothing more than a Facebook user's phone number and home address, anyone with an Internet connection and a few dollars can obtain personal…
- During Vietnam, I was in college, enjoying my student deferment. The government wisely felt that, in my case, military service was less important than completing…
- 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…
- I'm part of the mushball middle. I consider 'confused' the majority position because, thankfully, most people would rather be uncertain some of the time than…
- In our political system, money is power. And that means a few can have a lot more power than the rest. That's bad news for…
- My dad didn't graduate from high school, ended up being a printing salesman, probably never made more than $8,000 a year. My mom sold real…
- Some of my colleagues seem more interested in using every procedural method possible to keep the Senate from doing anything than they are in creating…
More Than Quotes
- I'm hoping someday that some kid, black or white, will hit more home runs than myself. Whoever it is, I'd be pulling… — Hank Aaron
- Under conditions of tyranny it is far easier to act than to think. — Hannah Arendt
- Economic growth may one day turn out to be a curse rather than a good, and under no conditions can it either… — Hannah Arendt
- No punishment has ever possessed enough power of deterrence to prevent the commission of crimes. On the contrary, whatever the punishment, once… — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted us by wisdom, none is greater or… — Pietro Aretino
- As a kid, 'Star Wars' was much more my thing than 'Star Trek' was. — J. J. Abrams
- Why, I'd like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip. — Aristophanes
- Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those… — Aristotle
- I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. — Aristotle
- The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival. — Aristotle
- Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own. — Aristotle