I’m good enough, I’m smart enough, and dog-gone it, people like me.
AL FRANKENBut when Americans lack the most basic information about our domestic surveillance programs, they have no way of knowing whether we’re getting that balance right. This lack of transparency is a big problem.
More Al Franken Quotes
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There’s an appeal to the American sense of exceptionalism, that we’re morally superior, as way to not be self-critical. I think that’s a bit dangerous.
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Putin has had many positive experiences working with Western political leaders whose business interests made them more disposed to deal with Russia.
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I had a great time working on the movies, both the major movies I’ve done.
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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 had a great time. I like the people in Hollywood a lot.
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Technology is an incredible tool – it connects people to each other.
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I’m part of the mushball middle. I consider ‘confused’ the majority position because, thankfully.
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We need to start by having a conversation about climate change. It would be irresponsible to avoid the issue just because it’s uncomfortable to talk about.
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Call-time has renewed my faith in the need for public financing of elections. Call-time is where I as the candidate, sit in a room with my “call-time manager,” and a phone. Then I call people and ask them for money. For hours. Apparently, I’m really good at it.
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Bill Clinton is the greatest president of the 20th century because I played touch football with him.
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I want a president who can handle a cream soda.
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Good 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.
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It is my fondest wish that in the fullness of time, the American people will look back on the Franken presidency as something of a mixed bag and not as a complete disaster.
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We don’t know how many Russian oligarchs have invested in his business.
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Mistakes are a part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes for what they are: precious life lessons that can only be learned the hard way.
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