Al Franken Quotes

We owe an historic debt to American Indians. They have a unique set of concerns that haven't been addressed, and I'd like to stand with them. Also, I'd like to get their views on immigration.

Al Franken

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I don't want to tell President Obama how to make a speech. He's a much better speech maker than I am. But I think always to tell the truth in a sometimes blatant way, even though it might be temporarily unpopular, is the best approach.

Jimmy Carter

TruthBestI AmThinkBetterSpeech

Sometimes I'll feel like an interview was fine or whatever, and people go, 'Oh, boy, I saw you with so and so last night; that must have been tough.' And then I'm like, 'I guess it was bad. I need to look back at that.'

Jimmy Kimmel

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Politicians don't really bring up religion in England.

John Oliver

ReligionPoliticiansUpBringReally

Loquacity storms the ear, but modesty takes the heart.

Robert South

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If you own a home with wheels on it and several cars without, you just might be a redneck.

Jeff Foxworthy

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The amount of speculation surrounding my romantic life is astounding. It's strange how involved people get: invested and angry, really disappointed.

Sienna Miller

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You have to be talentedly insecure in order to be a good actress. And then it's the director's job to make you more miserable and get a good take.

Shirley MacLaine

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My very first story, I was around 5, and I really just wrote myself. When I was 5, I loved myself so much I gave myself a twin named Tomi. Everything started out fine. But then I didn't write another black character until I was 18.

Tomi Adeyemi

CharacterMyselfStoryBlackLoved

When you label someone 'up and coming' or 'the new breakout,' there's this kind of expectation. And I think, like I said before, it's very hard to live up to that expectation when you really don't have that much power as an actor - in terms of your career path and the timing.

Ruth Negga

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What you do on travel holiday is what your memories are based on. People want to do cool stuff, and this is what will shape your entire experience.

Ruzwana Bashir

MemoriesExperienceTravelPeople

The more irrational you make your opponent, the more control you have over him in the ring.

Roy Jones Jr.

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As artists, we'd all love to not be commercial - to not sell out to the full extent that we are able. But you do what you have to do to pay New York rent and continue to do what you feel strongly about.

Mike Birbiglia

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