Al Franken Quotes, Thinking Quotes, Careers Quotes

Comedy to the Senate? Well, there certainly hasn't been a satirist or a political satirist who's done that. So, that really was uncharted territory during the campaign. But I think it's a good thing. Some people thought that it was an odd career arc, but to me it made absolute sense.

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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 think the Internet has developed at this incredibly rapid pace because of net neutrality, because of the free nature of it, because a YouTube can start the way YouTube started.

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To ask whether the mainstream media has a conservative or liberal bias is like asking whether al-Qaida uses too much oil in their hummus. It's - I think they might use too much oil in their hummus - but it's the wrong question.

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I'm sure I've devoted enough thought to Rush Limbaugh for one lifetime.

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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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It's the Power of the Almighty, the Splendor of Nature, and then you.

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I can assure you, this is not about spying on the American people.

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If you use a cell phone - as I do - your wireless carrier likely has records about your physical movements going back months, if not years.

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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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Today I will masterbate! Okay, that was a mistake. I should have written "Today I will masterbate--if I want to!

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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. Unless it's a fatal mistake, which, at least, others can learn from.

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When people talked about protecting their privacy when I was growing up, they were talking about protecting it from the government. They talked about unreasonable searches and seizures, about keeping the government out of their bedrooms.

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I believe in not attacking a country pre-emptively unless you're sure of what you're doing and you're working with allies.

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I couldn't think of anything less appealing than molding the minds of tomorrow's leaders.

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I think the government has a role in protecting the fundamental rights of its citizens.

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Being a comedian, you're under pressure. You have to deal with stress and pressure to perform - to deal with pressure without stress.

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The government must give proper weight to both keeping America safe from terrorists and protecting Americans' privacy. But 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.

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I'm from the Vietnam generation. I didn't serve.

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The biases the media has are much bigger than conservative or liberal. They're about getting ratings, about making money, about doing stories that are easy to cover.

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