black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

There’s an element of that that’s either God-given, a talent that you’re not necessarily responsible for.

Al Franken

I’ve had a great time. I like the people in Hollywood a lot.
AL FRANKEN

Great Like Hollywood Lot People Time
After my varied and celebrated career in television, movies, publishing, and the lucrative world of corporate speaking, being a fellow at Harvard seemed, frankly, like a step down.
AL FRANKEN

Career Celebrate Corporate Down Fellow Frank Like Movie Publish Seem Speak Step Television World
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 FRANKEN

Class Country Grow Job Kid Lucky Middle Parent Time Up World
When you encounter seemingly good advice that contradicts other seemingly good advice, ignore them both.
AL FRANKEN

Advice Comedy Contradict Encounter Good Seemingly
He [Newt Gingrich] is the most unpopular politician in America. His favorable rating is only four points higher than the Unabomber.
AL FRANKEN

Country Favorable Four Higher Most Point Politician Unpopular
National security laws must protect national security. But they must also protect the public trust and preserve the ability of an informed electorate to hold its government to account.
AL FRANKEN

Account Electorate Government Inform Law Must National Preserve Protect Security Trust
Antitrust law isn’t about protecting competing businesses from each other, it’s about protecting competition itself on behalf of the public.
AL FRANKEN

Antitrust Business Compete Competition Each Other Law Protect
Ralph Nader is a hero. I know Ralph, and I call him up occasionally. He’s helped me out on a couple of occasions when I’ve given speeches to corporations where he’d have a good… He’d give me some good information.
AL FRANKEN

Call Couple Give Good Help Hero Know Occasionally Speech
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 FRANKEN

Able Class Enjoy Fruit Hard Work Labor Lifetime Middle Promis Retire
I’m a bit of a shill for the Clinton Administration, which has its perks. I’m invited to all the inaugural balls.
AL FRANKEN

Administration Ball Invite Perk
The Internet can only work if it’s a truly level playing field. Small businesses should have the same ability to reach customers as powerful corporations.
AL FRANKEN

Ability Business Corporation Customer Internet Level Playing Powerful Reach Same Small Truly
During the Reagan Administration, Bob Dole was present at a ceremony that included each living ex-president.
AL FRANKEN

Administration Bob Ceremony Country During Each Evil Include Live Present President
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

Build Farm Guy Like Local National Rightwing Slowly Team
They’re about getting ratings, about making money, about doing stories that are easy to cover.
AL FRANKEN

Cover Do Easy Make Money Rate Stories
It’s easier to put on slippers than to carpet the whole world.
AL FRANKEN

Carpet Inspirational Put Slipper Whole World
But when the veteran has a dog, the same people will come up and say, ‘Hi’ to pet the dog and then strike up a conversation.
AL FRANKEN

Come Conversation Dog Pet Place Same Say Strike Up

There’s an element of that that’s either God-given, a talent that you’re not necessarily responsible for.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

There’s an element of that that’s either God-given, a talent that you’re not necessarily responsible for.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Al Franken Quotes