Well, I don't give it out very often, but I reject the notion that you have to be a practitioner to give good advice. Barney Frank advicegivegood Change image and share on social
There's only one thing you can do in bankruptcy: break your word, break your deals. It allows you to say to the small businesses, who have been catering lunches for you, 'Sorry, we're not paying you.' It allows you to go to the workers and say, 'Sorry, we're not paying you.' Barney Frank bankruptcybreakbusiness share on social
Pat Moynihan could write books with one hand and legislate with the other. I can't; I have a short attention span. The slightest distraction would take me away from writing. Barney Frank attentionbookdistraction Change image and share on social
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 actionaspectcapitalism Change image and share on social
People are entitled to the presumption of innocence. Barney Frank entitleinnocencepeople Change image and share on social
The fact that they're a congressionally chartered group should no more incline people to give to that group than the fact that it's National Pickle Month should make them eat more pickles. Barney Frank chartercongressionallyeat Change image and share on social
The left and the right live in parallel universes. The right listens to talk radio, the left's on the Internet and they just reinforce one another. They have no sense of reality. I have now one ambition: to retire before it becomes essential to tweet. Barney Frank ambitionessentialinternet share on social
Martin Luther King said, and it is sadly still true, that one of the most segregated times in America is the hour of worship. Barney Frank americahourking Change image and share on social
They appear to have become so attached to their outrage that they are even more outraged that they won't be able to be outraged anymore. Barney Frank anymoreattachoutrage Change image and share on social
For many of those who had historically supported welfare programs in the broadest sense, it was perfectly reasonable to enact legislation in which poor people were the objects of efforts to assist them. Barney Frank assistbroadeffort share on social
