During 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.
AL FRANKENThe reason I wrote political satire was because I thought it – politics – was important… that public policy was important. Then I transitioned into books, then into radio.
More Al Franken Quotes
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Oh, no, you’re kidding.’ I go, ‘No, I’m really honest.’
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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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He said we had enough to go three years without making money, and we had enough to go three weeks.
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Liberals like me love America. We just love America in a different way.
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If I put myself on the ballot and even 50 people voted for me, it’d be a travesty.
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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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Teen pregnancy went way down in the ’90s, and 75 percent of it was because of increased use of contraception.
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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.
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Liberals don’t hate America. We love America more than Ann Coulter does. I love it enough to engage my readers honestly.
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I’m angry at the right wing media. And by that I don’t mean the media is right wing.
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As a source of innovation, an engine of our economy, and a forum for our political discourse.
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When a company is able to establish a dominant market position, consumers lose meaningful choices.
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I didn’t realize he meant our nation.
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I ask the American people not to fall victim to disinformation. There are no death panels. The Affordable Care Act cuts the deficit.
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I can assure you, this is not about spying on the American people.
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