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 FRANKENDuring Vietnam, I was in college, enjoying my student deferment. The government wisely felt that, in my case, military service was less important than completing my studies to prepare me for my chosen career: comedian.
More Al Franken Quotes
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The Founders who crafted our Constitution and Bill of Rights were careful to draft a Constitution of limited powers.
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One thing I’ve noticed about politics is that these guys have pretty thick hides.
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The institutions that we’ve built up over the years to protect our individual privacy rights from the government don’t apply to the private sector.
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And if those two other doctors get paid by Big Snack Food, like certain climate deniers get paid by Big Coal, I shouldn’t take their advice.
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When you win an election, what you really win is a chance to go to work for working families who need a voice in Minnesota.
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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.
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Grown-up love means actually understanding what you love, taking the good with the bad and helping your loved one grow.
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And we didn’t need to worry about foreign websites illegally distributing the latest TV shows and blockbuster movies online.
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I know I have an awful lot to learn from the people of Minnesota.
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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.
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All concluded that Russia did in fact interfere in the 2016 election in order to, quote, help President-elect Trump’s election chances when possible by discrediting Secretary Clinton.
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I’m good enough, I’m smart enough, and dog-gone it, people like me.
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Having an actual income can expand your romantic horizons toward the more appealing end of the spectrum.
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You might not like that Facebook shares your political opinions with Politico, but are you really going to delete all the photos, all the posts, all the connections – the presence you’ve spent years establishing on the world’s dominant social network?
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Changing technologies, changing marketplaces, and even changing trends in anti-competitive practices have all presented challenges to antitrust enforcement.
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