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Al Franken Quotes

For 35 years, I was a writer. I wrote a lot of jokes. Some of them weren't funny. Some of them weren't appropriate. Some of them were downright offensive. I understand that.

Al Franken

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: politician
Nationality: american
Birth: May 21, 1951

Topics

Funny Understand Years Jokes Writer

I think my ancestors had to be enormously strong emotionally and very courageous.

Jim Murphy

Strong Think Ancestors Courageous

No one knew me until I met my wife Lulu. Lulu's mother used to ask, Which one is Maurice? For six months she thought Lulu was dating Barry.

Maurice Gibb

Mother Wife Dating Me Thought She

I went to NYU completely with the idea I wanted to be the next David Copperfield.

Michael Carbonaro

Next Idea Wanted NYU David

Fly flight is just a great phenomenon to study. It has everything - from the most sophisticated sensory biology; really, really interesting physics; really interesting muscle physiology; really interesting neural computations.

Michael Dickinson

Great Fly Interesting Physics Flight

When you stand on the stage you must have a sense that you are addressing the whole world, and that what you say is so important the whole world must listen.

Stella Adler

World Stand You Important Say Stage

Food is a fairly significant aspect of my life. I have struggled mightily with food. With my weight. And I'm conscious of it. So I have a sensitivity to people who struggle with their weight.

Tom Vilsack

Life Food Struggle People My Life

I go to the House of Lords in the afternoon and try to walk halfway. I may be thinking about what I'm going to write. It's much more satisfying than sitting in a chair.

Ruth Rendell

Walk Thinking Chair House Sitting

'White supremacist' and 'white nationalist' aren't like 'meanypants' - you can't just attach them to people you don't like without any thought to the consequences. The progressive Left has done it to ordinary Americans for decades. The result? President Trump.

Milo Yiannopoulos

People Thought Result You White

I was about 29 or 30, and I started writing monologues for myself. I felt I got more immediate encouragement from that than I ever had in acting.

Liz Tuccillo

Myself Writing Encouragement Acting

I am not too proud of having my name associated with some of my restaurants.

Colonel Sanders

I Am Proud Name Some Having Am

Some people play the piano, some do Sudoku, some watch television, some people go out to dinner parties. I write books.

Boris Johnson

People Dinner Television Play Go

I'm not really interested in the celebrity themselves. I'm interested in the perception of the celebrity.

Alison Jackson

Perception Celebrity Interested