Bob Dole used to be really funny. Barney Frank can be kind of funny. Bob Kerrey has a good sense of humor.
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More Al Franken Quotes
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My mom sold real estate and did it part time.
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Asking the question whether the mainstream media has a liberal or conservative bias is like asking whether al Qaeda uses too much oil in their hummus.
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And the problem with the mainstream media is that it has these other biases that are much more important.
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I think that the default for collecting any kind of personal data should be opt-in consent.
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Which is why I think any loving, committed couple — gay or straight — should be able to get married.
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I anticipate that Apple’s fingerprint reader will in fact make iPhone 5S owners more likely to secure their smartphones.
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Antitrust law isn’t about protecting competing businesses from each other, it’s about protecting competition itself on behalf of the public.
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But adult love means you’re not in denial, and you want the loved one to be the best they can be.
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And when you hit him, he runs to the teacher and says, ‘Teacher, sue him.’
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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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I once asked the most fabulous couple I know, Madonna and Guy Ritchie, how they kept things fresh despite having been married for almost seven months. ‘It’s a job, Al,’ Guy told me. ‘We work at it every day.’
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The right wing has had a radio apparatus for years and years, so they’ve had minor leagues.
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I feel a deep obligation to the men and women who have risked life and limb on our behalf.
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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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I’m a perfectionist and if I start making changes, I’ll never stop.
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There is a subset of Democrats who tend to mis-fill out ballots. The way you mark the ballot is like an S.A.T. – you fill in the circle. And the subset of people who tend to, like, put a check there instead, or an X, or fill it out wrong.
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I think if you’re going to do a movie about Reagan, you do it about the fact that he created the huge deficit.
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You can’t change your fingerprints. You have only ten of them. And you leave them on everything you touch; they are definitely not a secret.
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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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Some of George W. Bush’s friends say that Bush believes God called him to be president during these times of trial.
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Most people would rather be uncertain some of the time than 100% positive all the time – even when they’re wrong.
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I got interested in politics during the civil rights movement and then Vietnam.
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I’m part of the mushball middle. I consider ‘confused’ the majority position because, thankfully.
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Skepticism turns to cynicism, which leads to apathy and despair, which can cause sleeplessness, dry-mouth, and loss of sex drive?
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My dad was a terrible businessman.
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My dad never graduated high school. He was a printing salesman.
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