The thing that interests me least about the radio business is the radio business. But I’ve had to learn a little bit about it. It’s not rocket science: You get ratings, that’s good.
AL FRANKENI’ve spent my entire career being a satirist.
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There’s an element of that that’s either God-given, a talent that you’re not necessarily responsible for.
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Oh, no, you’re kidding.’ I go, ‘No, I’m really honest.’
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We need to start by having a conversation about climate change. It would be irresponsible to avoid the issue just because it’s uncomfortable to talk about.
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Some of my colleagues seem more interested in using every procedural method possible to keep the Senate from doing anything than they are in creating jobs or helping Americans struggling in a difficult economy.
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I grew up in Minnesota, where we treasure our tradition of civic engagement – and our record of having the nation’s highest voter participation.
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It was hard for him to project who he is, the person people know in private.
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I might think they use a little bit too much oil; some people might think it’s a little dry. But the problem with al Qaeda is they want to kill us.
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No one is more sensitive to the issue of overeating than the creator of Stuart Smalley.
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The Fourth Amendment doesn’t apply to corporations.
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Call-time has renewed my faith in the need for public financing of elections. Call-time is where I as the candidate, sit in a room with my “call-time manager,” and a phone. Then I call people and ask them for money. For hours. Apparently, I’m really good at it.
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I’m the New York Jew who actually grew up in Minnesota.
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It’s hard to have that debate around secret programs authorized by secret legal opinions issued by a secret court. Actually, it’s impossible to have that debate.
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Which is why I think any loving, committed couple — gay or straight — should be able to get married.
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The institutions that we’ve built up over the years to protect our individual privacy rights from the government don’t apply to the private sector.
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My mom sold real estate and did it part time.
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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.
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There’s an appeal to the American sense of exceptionalism, that we’re morally superior, as way to not be self-critical. I think that’s a bit dangerous.
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Google’s screen for privacy settings does give you more options for what you share than Apple’s does. But it’s not a complete list, and people aren’t aware of whether or not that information will go to a third party.
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My dad didn’t graduate from high school, ended up being a printing salesman, probably never made more than $8,000 a year.
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Veterans report that service dogs help break their isolation. People will often avert their eyes when they see a wounded veteran.
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You have to love your country like an adult loves somebody, not like a child loves its Mommy. And right-wing Republicans tend to love America like a child loves its Mommy, where everything Mommy does is okay.
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He said we had enough to go three years without making money, and we had enough to go three weeks.
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I think Hell exists on Earth. It’s a psychological state, or it can be a physical state.
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that is eventually going to have an effect on soldiers and troops who are actually going to believe that and it’s wrong. It’s just wrong.
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We know that the Russian’s interfered in our election and they did it to benefit President Trump. The intelligence agencies confirmed that.
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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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