96 result(s) for Al Franken Quotes.
"I am tremendously enjoying the work in the Senate, despite how frustrating it can be. It's like being in a long bad marriage with no chance of divorce."
"It may sound partisan, but it was actually Paul Wellstone who made me run. Watching him made me think, 'That's how a Senator should be.'"
"I like Ted Cruz more than most of my other colleagues like Ted Cruz. And I hate Ted Cruz."
"There's a lot of difference between Al Franken onstage and Al Franken in the Senate."
"Conservatives believe in individual responsibility, limited government, and free markets. This jokes takes less than a second to say but has no effect on the national dialogue."
"You can't really say what is beautiful about a place, but the image of the place will remain vividly with you."
"I come from the New York liberal tradition that believes that government can make the lives of ordinary Americans better and simpler."
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"It's easier to put on slippers than to carpet the whole world."
"I think CARA ... bear in mind this is that when it came little kid went into the rich book I think it is Is there you can't be shouting when you know and a?"
"I'm embarrassing to admit that I watch a lot of CNN and Fox."
"I'm a comedian learning to be a senator but I'm glad that I don't belong to the profession I there are blue collar workers to just trying to get by them."
"I've always believed that America’s future depends on the well-being of its younger generations."
"My third resolution is to sit down and try to figure out what's going on in my office."
"What I've learned in this job is how important it is to get things right the first time."
"Winning a lawsuit is more about knowing how to handle a witness than having the facts."
"Karl Rove criticized my books. That's like a guy with a Tic Tac factory trying to hurt a guy with bad breath."
"Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I'll show you someone who has overcome adversity."
"There's a lot of silly stuff in my books. But our country is in a silly period."
"Here is the thing that annoys me the most in movies: when they kill a character you've just finished seeing develop, and you think to yourself, 'Man, what a waste of two and a half hours.'"
"I like to run. I'm now trying to figure out how to do that outdoors. It's very cold in Minnesota. Come to think of it, there is no Minnesota in the world where it's really hot. I wonder why."
"I did fee ha. I think it was nominal. I did feel gratified. I felt it was an intrusive act. I felt the families invited McCain inviting you the invitation and I felt heroic. I'm thinking you I'm a coming okay that the conference were fair and fighters continuing."
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"If we're going to talk about fiscal responsibility, then we have to take into account the cost of war."
"Something will happen to me. It always does. But what can you expect when you’re living in jeopardy?"
"I can believe things that are true and things that aren't true and I can believe things where nobody knows if they're true or not."
"This budget confuses me more than trying to put an IKEA bookshelf together."
"I don't think my opponent has the backbone to make the tough decisions needed in Washington. But that's just my opinion. And the opinion of many, many other people."
"I like to always say that the Senate represents the American dream: a bunch of people who couldn't work on the floor of the stock exchange making decisions that affect our economy."
"The way I work is that I don't follow the rules of the Senate. I go where the people are. My whole campaign was traveling 2,400 miles around the state. I've never stopped campaigning."
"In the television industry, I learned we could make a show to make people care about issues or make people feel smart for watching it."
"I think one reason we love comedy is because it allows us to take on serious subjects without having to be so serious all the time."
"I know that balancing career and family is a tough issue, but I also know that it’s doable."
"Mistakes are a part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes for what they are: precious life lessons that can only be learned the hard way."
"The biases the media has are much bigger than conservative or liberal. They're about getting ratings."
"The biases the media has are much bigger than conservative or liberal. They’re about getting ratings."
"I think most things I read are a combination of things I knew and things I didn't know, and of those things I didn't know, some are surprising and some are not."
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"I get passionate about things that offend me."
"You're immune to evidence. It's all been polluted by reason."
"We really need to kick the habit of only being able to see things as liberal or conservative. Life’s too complex for that kind of view."
"The thing that interests me least about the radio business in general is the fact that there are rules."
"The bias the media has is much bigger than liberal or conservative. It's a bias towards conflict."
"When people feel powerful emotions, they have a sense of righteousness of the righteousness of those emotions, of the correctness of those emotions."
"I have this great idea for a show! It's basically a TV show where celebrities do battle."
"You are not immune to facts. It’s just that you have grown allergic to them."
"If you expect perfection, you won't get it."
"Good ideas can hide in lots of different forms."
"The Senate has been a baby for it entire history!"
"I go to church where they actually don't believe in God."
"People want to touch me all the time! It's part of being a celebrity, said no Senator ever..."
"I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and doggonit, people like me."
"I remember when TV Guide had less ads and more TV listings."
"People just allow stuff to make them angry about problems that aren't theirs, let's not do that, okay?"
"I think free speech is probably the coolest thing we have in this country, and again, I don’t like to tell artists what to do."
"As long as we have issues that we are passionate about, as long as we feel strongly about them, those who oppose us will always be able to suck our energy away."
"We need to recognize that some forms of anger are not fashionable or worthy of support."
"I'm considering taking piano lessons again, but this time I want to learn how to play the pedal on a concert grand."
"Every area has their own unique phrases and colloquialisms."
"In a complicated and very out of tune way, I'm actually very much back in show business."
"I think people will remember me as someone who made a difference in people’s lives."
"You can't lie to people because their lives are affected."
"The seed for my research was planted when my mother retired and my daughter was born."
"My humor tends to be a little bit edgy. I like to push the envelope."
"Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious."
"In politics, you can never be too predictable."
"I was inspired by the civil rights movement."
"A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing."
"Sometimes, you have to keep your dignity."
"You have to be willing to be a little vulnerable."
"I’ve said before and I will say again: These allegations are false."
"You have to own up to your mistakes."
"Change is possible, but it has to come from the grassroots."
"Sometimes, the status quo is okay."
"I learned the power of humor as a force for social change."
"It’s important to always speak up for what you believe in."
"A good joke can go a long way in making a point."
"I believe in the power of storytelling to create change."
"Being in the public eye is a responsibility."
"You need to be able to laugh at yourself."
"I have always been drawn to politics as a way to help others."
"You have to be willing to take risks to make a difference."
"It’s important to listen to all perspectives."
"I believe in the power of bipartisan cooperation."
"You have to stand up for what’s right, even when it’s not popular."
"I’ve always been an advocate for justice and equality."
"You have to be able to find humor in even the darkest of situations."
"I believe in the power of education to change lives."
"It’s important to be able to laugh at the absurdity of life."
"The biases the media has are much bigger than conservative or liberal. They're about getting ratings, about making money, about doing stories that are easy to cover."
"I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and doggone it, people like me."
"The right, of course, is where the big money is. The Koch brothers have found it more profitable to invest in politics than oil refineries or cattle ranches."
"I think politicians and comedians often have the same motives, but in the end, we are on completely different sides."
"I don't like to think of a debate as win or lose. It's about presenting your side and influencing others. It's about the American people."
"Republicans are all about less government intrusion, unless they're trying to ban gay marriage or tell a woman what she can and cannot do with her body."
"I've made a distinction throughout my career between education and propaganda."
"I'm good at ideas I can steal."
"You have to commit yourself to do whatever it takes when it comes to farming and agriculture. You cannot compromise on that."
"I don't know if I'm the funniest person in the world, but I feel comfortable making fun of somebody."
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