I felt like the luckiest kid in the world. And I was. I was growing up middle-class in a time when growing up middle-class in America meant there would be jobs for my parents.
AL FRANKENMinnesota has a proud tradition of having two Senators on the Ag committee – a tradition I’d like very much to continue.
More Al Franken Quotes
-
-
The Minnesotans I talk to are really concerned about what the future holds for their families.
AL FRANKEN -
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.
AL FRANKEN -
Veterans report that service dogs help break their isolation. People will often avert their eyes when they see a wounded veteran.
AL FRANKEN -
Whining is anger through a small opening.
AL FRANKEN -
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.
AL FRANKEN -
If I put myself on the ballot and even 50 people voted for me, it’d be a travesty.
AL FRANKEN -
Anybody who deliberately propagandizes with lies should be held up to scorn and ridicule.
AL FRANKEN -
But adult love means you’re not in denial, and you want the loved one to be the best they can be.
AL FRANKEN -
Too many people don’t protect their smartphones with a password or PIN.
AL FRANKEN -
The Freedom of Information Act doesn’t apply to Silicon Valley. And you can’t impeach Google if it breaks its ‘Don’t be evil’ campaign pledge.
AL FRANKEN -
One thing I’ve noticed about politics is that these guys have pretty thick hides.
AL FRANKEN -
Which is why I think any loving, committed couple — gay or straight — should be able to get married.
AL FRANKEN -
I think the government has a role in protecting the fundamental rights of its citizens.
AL FRANKEN -
Tend to be people who didn’t take S.A.T.s, or first-time voters, or people with English as a second language.
AL FRANKEN -
Oh, no, you’re kidding.’ I go, ‘No, I’m really honest.’
AL FRANKEN -
Some of George W. Bush’s friends say that Bush believes God called him to be president during these times of trial.
AL FRANKEN -
Let’s not let the government sell us out. Let’s fight for net neutrality.
AL FRANKEN -
There are as many forms of advice as there are colors of the rainbow. Remember that good advice can come from bad people and bad advice from good people.
AL FRANKEN -
They’ve had local rightwing guys who’ve become national rightwing guys, and who build slowly, and that’s how it goes. We haven’t had that. It isn’t like we have a farm team.
AL FRANKEN -
And the problem with the mainstream media is that it has these other biases that are much more important.
AL FRANKEN -
When the Constitution was written, the founders had no way of anticipating the new technologies that would evolve in the coming centuries.
AL FRANKEN -
If you look at terrorists, they really have no sense of humor.
AL FRANKEN -
And we didn’t need to worry about foreign websites illegally distributing the latest TV shows and blockbuster movies online.
AL FRANKEN -
We know that the Russian’s interfered in our election and they did it to benefit President Trump. The intelligence agencies confirmed that.
AL FRANKEN -
I believe people have a right to know what’s going on with their information and how it’s collected, how it’s stored and who gets it.
AL FRANKEN -
I’m a perfectionist and if I start making changes, I’ll never stop.
AL FRANKEN