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Al Franken

American Politician

Born: May 21, 1951

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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. Al Franken

Conversation Change Would Would-Be About Having Uncomfortable Talk Because Climate Climate Change Issue Just Irresponsible Just Because Avoid Start Need

The Fourth Amendment doesn't apply to corporations. Al Franken

Corporations Amendment Apply Fourth

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 declining property values. Al Franken

Property People Cause Values Made Breath Farm Live Enough Industrial Hog Vicinity Declining Lucky Each Aware

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

Tomorrow Think Minds Leaders Than Anything Molding Less Appealing

I do have a self-censor; everybody does, or at least most who are not pathological do. Al Franken

Everybody Most Does Least Pathological Who

As someone who's spent time with our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan on USO tours and met wounded warriors at Walter Reed and Bethesda, I feel a deep obligation to the men and women who have risked life and limb on our behalf. Al Franken

I'm crushed by the responsibility of writing a satirical book. Al Franken

Book Writing Responsibility Crushed Satirical

When you live in New York, one of two things happen - you either become a New Yorker, or you feel more like the place you came from. Al Franken

You Become Live More Feel New Like Came York Yorker New York New Yorker Happen Either Place Things Things Happen Two

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 their kids to college, they're worried about declining home values, they're scared for a loved one they have serving in Iraq. Al Franken

Future Health Home Care Values College Pay Worried Kids Scared About Talk Concerned Health Care Iraq Families Trying Send Loved Loved One Holds Declining Really Serving

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

Thought Enough Rush Rush Limbaugh Lifetime Devoted Sure

Google's screen for privacy settings does give you more options for what you share than Apple's does. But it's not a complete list, and people aren't aware of whether or not that information will go to a third party. Al Franken

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. Al Franken

Government Privacy People Out About Unreasonable Protecting Talked Talking Bedrooms Were Up Searches Growing Growing Up Keeping

I think that the default for collecting any kind of personal data should be opt-in consent. Al Franken

Think Kind Collecting Data Personal Any Should Default Consent

Grown-up love means actually understanding what you love, taking the good with the bad and helping your loved one grow. Love takes attention and work and is the best thing in the world. Al Franken

I'm for Israel's right to exist. Al Franken

Israel Exist Right

The Republican agenda is a radical vision in which Medicaid is slashed to the bone - in which we start to balance the budget on the backs of, literally, our most vulnerable citizens. Al Franken

Balance Vision Radical Bone Our Backs Citizens Budget Most Vulnerable Literally Which Republican Agenda Medicaid Start

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

Nature You Power Splendor Almighty Then

As a source of innovation, an engine of our economy, and a forum for our political discourse, the Internet can only work if it's a truly level playing field. Small businesses should have the same ability to reach customers as powerful corporations. A blogger should have the same ability to find an audience as a media conglomerate. Al Franken

Work Innovation Political Internet Field Our Corporations Find Ability Only Small Small Businesses Powerful Economy Reach Audience Discourse Source Truly Same Customers Should Conglomerate Engine Forum Businesses Media Level Level Playing Field Playing Playing Field

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 magnificent, that there had to be something behind it all. Al Franken

Beautiful God Nature Me About Something Magnificent Had He Come Him Behind Which Views Included Dad Believed Humankind

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 Fourth Amendment doesn't apply to corporations. The Freedom of Information Act doesn't apply to Silicon Valley. And you can't impeach Google if it breaks its 'Don't be evil' campaign pledge. Al Franken

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Yeah, we shot ourselves in the foot right out of the gate. The guy who ran it at first misled pretty much everybody about how much capital we had. He said we had enough to go three years without making money, and we had enough to go three weeks. Al Franken

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