I feel a deep obligation to the men and women who have risked life and limb on our behalf.
AL FRANKENHe didn’t have a career as such; he was a printing salesman essentially for most of his working life.
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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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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If I put myself on the ballot and even 50 people voted for me, it’d be a travesty.
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I might think they use a little bit too much oil; some people might think it’s a little dry. But the problem with al Qaeda is they want to kill us.
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Demagoguery 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.
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I’m the New York Jew who actually grew up in Minnesota.
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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 do have a self-censor; everybody does, or at least most who are not pathological do.
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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 think the government has a role in protecting the fundamental rights of its citizens.
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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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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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They’re trying to pay for health care and send their kids to college, they’re worried about declining home values, they’re scared for a loved one they have serving in Iraq.
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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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I didn’t realize he meant our nation.
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