Barney Frank

“There is a myth that the purpose of the Congress is to pass laws. It is not. The purpose of the Congress is to stop laws from being passed.”

“The moral case for getting rid of all nuclear weapons is clear and overwhelming.”

“Before this learning experience, I was just an ordinary, everyday genius.”

“Trying to have a conversation with you would be like trying to argue with a dining room table.”

“You can't be a good public official unless you have a certain tolerance for ambiguity.”

“On what planet do you spend most of your time?”

“The best way for the working poor to get out of poverty is to get a job.”

“This is a case of the President not knowing what he's talking about. On a whole range of issues, he has said things that are not true.”

“Capitalism is the best system to create wealth; it is not the best system to distribute wealth.”

“The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly.”

“I am a politician, which means I am a liar and a crook. When I am not kissing babies I am stealing their lollipops.”

“To the extent that we are trapped by the past, it's because we are not free of the ideologies of the past.”

“I have a right to my anger, and I don't want anybody telling me I shouldn't be, that it's not nice to be, and that something's wrong with me because I get angry.”

“The single most important thing we can do today to reduce friction in our society is to stop talking about race.”