Al Franken Quotes

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.

Al Franken

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BalanceGovernmentAmericaProblem

On 'Late Night,' it's like we're all in on the joke. That's what I wanted it to be. I'm not doing something sneaky. Inside jokes, I don't like those. We can all ride together, and everyone's on the same thing going, 'Aha, I know where you're going here.'

Jimmy Fallon

RideTogetherNightDoingYouLate

I think books with weak or translucent plots can survive if the character being drawn along the path is rich, interesting and multi-faceted. The opposite is not true.

Michael Connelly

CharacterPathSurviveRichThink

As an actor, you keep learning. There's no end to it.

Sridevi

LearningEndYouActorKeep

TiVo and other digital recording devices have confounded advertisers. The ad industry sees the technology as a threat to their product.

Simon Sinek

TechnologyProductDigitalIndustry

Although I played a lot of computer games in my 20s, now I have children of my own, I hate them with a passion.

Tom Hodgkinson

PassionChildrenHateNowMy Own

Parents don't need government to raise their kids. That's their job. But government can help them protect their children from influences they may not want their kids exposed to.

Rod Blagojevich

ChildrenJobGovernmentParentsHelp

Guys think that the military associations of camo are going to make them look tough, as if they might just break out a shotgun and take down a passing duck at any given moment. I'm not so sure.

Russell Smith

MomentToughThinkDuckLookDown

For me, family has always been more important than football. The most important thing for me is that my parents and my brother are fine. That is the first thing on my mind when I wake up every day.

Romelu Lukaku

FamilyDayFootballBrotherMindMe

I would love to have a part opposite a great actor - like, say, Pacino or De Niro or Hoffman. And to work with a top director. That's my dream.

Jon Lovitz

WorkLoveGreatDreamSayActor

You can change a person's life in an instant; put him in a movie, and you start thinking differently, you want to be in another movie. It's like an addiction almost.

Dennis Farina

LifeChangeStartThinkingYouWant

There's not a lot of good TV.

Colson Whitehead

GoodTVLot

It's so easy to get caught up in the demands of life. And we all take refuge at times in routines and recliners and 'usual' anything!

Bruce Wilkinson

LifeEasyUpAnythingTakeGet

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