Al Franken

"There is - I mean - I found early in life that righteous indignation is a little off-putting, and so I try to couch it with humor."

"Humor and seriousness are not in opposition to each other."

"Mistakes are a part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes for what they are: precious life lessons that can only be learned the hard way. Unless it's a fatal mistake, which, at least, others can learn from."

"WHAT DO WE WANT?! PATIENCE! WHEN DO WE WANT IT?! NOW!"

"If you look at terrorists, they really have no sense of humor."

"There's plenty of room for humor in politics, God knows, but it's a serious business."

"Mistakes are a part of being human. Precious life lessons that can only be learned the hard way. Unless it's a fatal mistake, which, at least, others can learn from."

"Bob Dole used to be really funny. Barney Frank can be kind of funny. Bob Kerrey has a good sense of humor."