Terrorism, to me, is the use of terror for political purpose.
AL FRANKENI am a Minnesotan, and not just because I root for the Vikings and the Twins. I like the Minnesota-nice sensibility.
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For 35 years I was a writer. I wrote a lot of jokes. Some of them weren’t funny. Some of them weren’t appropriate. Some of them were downright offensive. I understand that.
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It’s not preppies, cause I’m a preppie myself. I just don’t like homosexuals. If you ask me, they’re all homosexuals in the Pudding. Hey, I was glad when that Pudding homosexual got killed in Philadelphia.
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Most people would rather be uncertain some of the time than 100% positive all the time – even when they’re wrong.
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Part of the middle class promise is that, after a lifetime of hard work, you’ll be able to retire and enjoy the fruits of that labor.
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When you live in New York, one of two things happen – you either become a New Yorker, or you feel more like the place you came from.
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The crash of 2008 was driven in no small part by unfair practices in the mortgage industry which led to many consumers being trapped in loans they didn’t understand and couldn’t afford.
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The nature of the Internet and the importance of net neutrality is that innovation can come from everyone.
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Bob Dole used to be really funny. Barney Frank can be kind of funny. Bob Kerrey has a good sense of humor.
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We basically had dinner every night while watching the news, and then we’d discuss it with our parents.
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Grown-up love means actually understanding what you love, taking the good with the bad and helping your loved one grow.
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My parents didn’t make a lot of money. My dad was not a high school graduate.
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Anybody who deliberately propagandizes with lies should be held up to scorn and ridicule.
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When a company is able to establish a dominant market position, consumers lose meaningful choices.
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Anyone with an Internet connection and a few dollars can obtain personal information they should never have access to, including a user’s date of birth, e-mail address, or estimated income.
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Bill Clinton is the greatest president of the 20th century because I played touch football with him.
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