Barney Frank

For most of my life, I have eaten to deal with stress. ↗

— Barney Frank

#eaten #i #life #most #my life

I am not a great theologian. I know there is a theological concept called invincible ignorance in which a strong enough faith binds you to any facts to the contrary. ↗

— Barney Frank

#any #binds #called #concept #contrary

I have been mislabeled as a big advocate of low-income home ownership over rental. ↗

— Barney Frank

#been #big #home #home ownership #i

I will tell you, I'm a lousy cook, but I think I'm a pretty good judge of a good meal. ↗

— Barney Frank

#good #good meal #i #i think #judge

I'm used to being in the minority. I'm a left-handed gay Jew. I've never felt, automatically, a member of any majority. ↗

— Barney Frank

#automatically #being #felt #gay #i

In America, unlike England, unlike Israel, unlike Japan, other democracies, we have elections that have staggered terms. ↗

— Barney Frank

#democracies #elections #england #israel #japan

In this view, the role of the great majority of Americans is simply to buy the products produced, work happily for their wages, and leave all of the significant economic decisions to the capitalists. ↗

— Barney Frank

#capitalists #decisions #economic #great #great majority

It is because the fight against the harshest aspects of unrestricted capitalism is therefore a political problem and not an intellectual one that community action remains so essential. ↗

— Barney Frank

#against #aspects #because #capitalism #community

It wasn't until after I was reelected in 1982 that I thought of myself as a long-term member of Congress. ↗

— Barney Frank

#congress #i #long-term #member #myself

Lawyers are very, very good at keeping you out of prison, but they will sacrifice your reputation and credibility to do so. ↗

— Barney Frank

#good #keeping #lawyers #out #prison