Minnesotans know the difference between the job of satirist and the job of senator. And so do I.
AL FRANKENWe don’t know how many Russian oligarchs have invested in his business.
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You know, Lincoln was funny. I don’t think F.D.R. was very funny. But Lincoln was funny. Lincoln was really funny. But I think you should get elected first, and then show that you’re funny.
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Teen pregnancy went way down in the ’90s, and 75 percent of it was because of increased use of contraception.
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I’ve never understood why we would want to deny all the joys – and the challenges – of marriage to anyone.
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I’m a bit of a shill for the Clinton Administration, which has its perks. I’m invited to all the inaugural balls.
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If you use Facebook – as I do – Facebook in all likelihood has a unique digital file of your face, one that can be as accurate as a fingerprint and that can be used to identify you in a photo of a large crowd.
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One thing I’ve noticed about politics is that these guys have pretty thick hides.
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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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I 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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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.
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I’ve had a great time. I like the people in Hollywood a lot.
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Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government asked me to serve as a fellow at its Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics, and Public Policy.
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The government must give proper weight to both keeping America safe from terrorists and protecting Americans’ privacy.
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In our political system, money is power. And that means a few can have a lot more power than the rest.
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Asking the question whether the mainstream media has a liberal or conservative bias is like asking whether al Qaeda uses too much oil in their hummus.
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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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