Barney Frank

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

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

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

“The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly.”

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

“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.”

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

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

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

“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.”

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

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

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