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 FRANKENDemagoguery sells. And therefore, radio stations will put it on. But that doesn’t mean that you can’t do something else and also make it sell.
More Al Franken Quotes
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Our laws need to reflect the evolution of technology and the changing expectations of American society. This is why the Constitution is often called a “living” document.
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We lived in a two-bedroom, one-bath house in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. We weren’t rich – but we felt secure.
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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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I think Clinton fatigue was a real thing. It’s just hard to get comfortable with Gore.
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That he armed the Mujahideen, that he armed Saddam, that he armed Iran, that he armed two-thirds of the Axis of Evil, and that he funded terrorists in Central America. He was, in my mind, a terrible president.
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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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I know that it’s probably not a good idea for a comedian, especially a satirist, to support a public policy group or a politician.
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Net neutrality isn’t a government takeover of the Internet, as many of my Republican colleagues have alleged.
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Sometimes if I tell people, ‘I’m afraid that I’m really a fraud,’ or ‘I have a lot of self-doubt,’ they go.
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We don’t know how many Russian oligarchs have invested in his business.
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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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There’s going to have to be investigations, and an independent investigation, into the Trump campaign and the Trump administration’s relationship to Russia.
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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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It’s easier to put on slippers than to carpet the whole world.
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I can assure you, this is not about spying on the American people.
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