More from Al Franken
To ask whether the mainstream media has a conservative or liberal bias is like asking whether al-Qaida uses too much oil in their hummus. It’s – I think they might use too much oil in their hummus – but it’s the wrong question.
Al FrankenAl Franken Oh, no, you’re kidding.’ I go, ‘No, I’m really honest.’
Al FrankenAl Franken When a company is able to establish a dominant market position, consumers lose meaningful choices.
Al FrankenAl Franken This is something I learned only too well years ago when I did a fundraiser for Pol Pot. A few years later I saw ‘The Killing Fields,’ and I’ve got to tell you, I just felt like a schmuck.
Al FrankenAl Franken At ‘SNL,’ I wrote political stuff, but I never felt the show should have an axe to grind. But when I left in ’95, I could let my own beliefs out.
Al FrankenAl Franken As a source of innovation, an engine of our economy, and a forum for our political discourse.
Al FrankenAl Franken I don’t know how many of you have been to New York, but if a building is two blocks away from anything, you can’t see it.
Al FrankenAl Franken If you control the flow of information, you can control the conversation around important issues. If you can control the conversation, you can change this country.
Al FrankenAl Franken creates jobs all over the world, and makes life easier for millions of Americans.
Al FrankenAl Franken And when you hit him, he runs to the teacher and says, ‘Teacher, sue him.’
Al FrankenAl Franken Minnesotans lost their jobs because the credit rating agencies didn’t do the only job they’re supposed to have.
Al FrankenAl Franken And the agencies concluded that the Russians had a clear preference for President Trump.
Al FrankenAl Franken 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.
Al FrankenAl Franken I’m a perfectionist and if I start making changes, I’ll never stop.
Al FrankenAl Franken Whining is anger through a small opening.
Al FrankenAl Franken The guy who ran it at first misled pretty much everybody about how much capital we had.
Al FrankenAl Franken
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Chris AllchinChris Allchin Permanence is a wonderful magician. Now you see him, next he goes on to perform the greatest disappearing act of all time.
Hamilton K. AmadiHamilton K. Amadi Live to be happy not to impress.
Hayley EvansHayley Evans You shined your light on all the things I’ve been trying so hard to hide.
CindyCindy You are the love I could never escape not that I would ever want to.
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William FaulknerWilliam Faulkner There is a gigantic difference between earning a great deal of money and being rich.
Marlene DietrichMarlene Dietrich A sensible man ought to think about that well being is the best of human blessings, and find out how by his personal thought to derive profit from his sicknesses.
HippocratesHippocrates I love being at home and cooking and baking.
Blake LivelyBlake Lively If you have a big problem in your life, all that means is that you are being a small person!
T. Harv EkerT. Harv Eker Why get married? For human beings, marriage is such an unnatural state. If you want monogamy, it has been said, you should marry a swan.
Quentin CrispQuentin Crisp The third level of wanting is “I commit to being rich.” The definition of the word commit is to “devote oneself unreservedly.” This means holding absolutely nothing back; giving 100 percent of everything you’ve got to achieving wealth.
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