All Al Franken Quotes
- My parents were really political. The news was very important in our home. We basically had dinner every night while watching the news, and then… Dinner
- My views about God come from my dad. Dad told me that he believed Nature, which to him included humankind, to be so beautiful, so… All
- National security laws must protect national security. But they must also protect the public trust and preserve the ability of an informed electorate to hold… Ability
- Our laws need to reflect the evolution of technology and the changing expectations of American society. This is why the Constitution is often called a… American
- Part of the middle class promise is that, after a lifetime of hard work, you'll be able to retire and enjoy the fruits of that… Able
- People lucky enough to live in the vicinity of an industrial hog farm are, with each breath, made keenly aware of the cause of their… Aware
- Ralph Nader is a hero. I know Ralph, and I call him up occasionally. He's helped me out on a couple of occasions when I've… Call
- Some of George W. Bush's friends say that Bush believes God called him to be president during these times of trial. But God told me… Actually Chosen
- Some of my colleagues seem more interested in using every procedural method possible to keep the Senate from doing anything than they are in creating… American
- Sometimes if I tell people, 'I'm afraid that I'm really a fraud,' or 'I have a lot of self-doubt,' they go, 'Oh, no, you're kidding.'… Afraid
- Technology is an incredible tool - it connects people to each other, creates jobs all over the world, and makes life easier for millions of… All
- The civil rights movement was very important in my house, and then Vietnam was very important 'cause there were two boys, so I came of… Age
- The Founders who crafted our Constitution and Bill of Rights were careful to draft a Constitution of limited powers - one that would protect Americans'… All
- 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… America
- The institutions that we've built up over the years to protect our individual privacy rights from the government don't apply to the private sector. The… Act
- The Medicare Part D prescription drug bill, which might be the most corrupt piece of legislation in history, was a huge giveaway of taxpayer funds… Big
- The Minnesotans I talk to are really concerned about what the future holds for their families. They're trying to pay for health care and send… Care
- The next thing I am doing is moving back home to Minnesota and getting involved in politics. I'm looking at a run for Senate in… Back Home
- The reason I wrote political satire was because I thought it - politics - was important... that public policy was important. Then I transitioned into… Book
- The Republican agenda is a radical vision in which Medicaid is slashed to the bone - in which we start to balance the budget on… Agenda
- The thing that interests me least about the radio business is the radio business. But I've had to learn a little bit about it. It's… Bit
- The way I see it, I'm not going to Washington to be the 60th Democratic senator. I'm going to Washington to be the second senator… Democratic
- 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… Ballot
- 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. American
- There's no comparison between NPR and the propaganda that you hear from Rush or from Sean Hannity, the news movement conservatives that are just laying… Balanced