“And I think that being able to make people laugh and write a book that's funny makes the information go down a lot easier and it makes it a lot more fun to read, easier to understand, and often stronger. So there's all kinds of advantages to it.” PeopleThinkingWritingKindBookAbleFunLaughingComedyInformationEasierAdvantageStrongerAll KindsMaking People Laugh Author:Al Franken
“Most of us here in the media are what I call infotainers...Rush Limbaugh is what I call a disinfotainer. He entertains by spreading disinformation.” Media Author:Al Franken
“I think if you're going to do a movie about Reagan, you do it about the fact that he created the huge deficit, that he armed the Mujahideen, that he armed Saddam, that he armed Iran, that he armed two-thirds of the Axis of Evil, and that he funded terrorists in Central America. He was, in my mind, a terrible president.” IfsThinkingMindTwoFactsAmericaEvilPresidentHugeTerribleThirdsTerroristIranSaddamDeficitAxesCentral AmericaMujahideen Author:Al Franken
“During the Reagan Administration, Bob Dole was present at a ceremony that included each living ex-president. Looking at a tableau of Ford, Carter and Nixon, Dole said, 'There they are: Hear No Evil, See No Evil and Evil.'” SaidEvilPresidentAdministrationBobExesCeremonyCarterTableau Author:Al Franken
“Our educational results lag behind other states, and other nations, but worse still, behind the potential of the kids and the devoted teachers in our classrooms.” StillsStatesKidsNationsResultsBehindsTeacherEducationalClassroomDevotedLag Author:Mitch Daniels
“The future will not belong to those who sit on the sidelines. The future will not belong to the cynics. The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” BelieveDreamFutureSidelines Author:Paul Wellstone
“I dare to imagine a country where every child I hold in my hands, are all God's children, regardless of the color of their skin, regardless of whether they're boy or girl, regardless of religion, regardless of rich or poor, that every child I hold in my hands, will have the same chance to reach her full potential or his full potential. That is the goodness of our country. That is the essence of the American dream.” ChildrenCountryDreamHandsGirlChancePoorBoysRichImagineColorGoodnessSkinsEssenceDareOur CountryAmerican DreamFull PotentialRich Or Poor Author:Paul Wellstone
“Successful organizing is not built on self-interest but rather on dignity and a sense of purpose.” SelfPurposeInterestSuccessfulBuiltDignitySelf Interest Author:Paul Wellstone