There’s an element of that that’s either God-given, a talent that you’re not necessarily responsible for.
AL FRANKENThere’s an element of that that’s either God-given, a talent that you’re not necessarily responsible for.
AL FRANKENThe Minnesotans I talk to are really concerned about what the future holds for their families.
AL FRANKENI 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 FRANKENIn our political system, money is power. And that means a few can have a lot more power than the rest.
AL FRANKENGood schools for me to prepare myself for a career, and, if I worked hard and played by the rules, a chance for me to do anything I wanted.
AL FRANKENDuring the Reagan Administration, Bob Dole was present at a ceremony that included each living ex-president.
AL FRANKENI’m good enough, I’m smart enough, and dog-gone it, people like me.
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.
AL FRANKENI do personal attacks only on people who specialize in personal attacks.
AL FRANKENBill Clinton is the greatest president of the 20th century because I played touch football with him.
AL FRANKENYou 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.
AL FRANKENWhen a company is able to establish a dominant market position, consumers lose meaningful choices.
AL FRANKENThe way I see it, I’m not going to Washington to be the 60th Democratic senator. I’m going to Washington to be the second senator from the state of Minnesota.
AL FRANKENFor 35 years I was a writer. I wrote a lot of jokes. Some of them weren’t funny. Some of them weren’t appropriate. Some of them were downright offensive. I understand that.
AL FRANKENThe right wing has had a radio apparatus for years and years, so they’ve had minor leagues.
AL FRANKENChanging technologies, changing marketplaces, and even changing trends in anti-competitive practices have all presented challenges to antitrust enforcement.
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