Al Franken Quotes

Play well with others.

I think that we need to get along together if we want to survive in the twenty-first century.

If you can sing together, you can live together.

Each guy has his own space. We all end up in one of the other guy's rooms all the time. We always end up together, as far as people getting along.

We shall seek debate without division or rancour.

Look around. There are no enemies here. There's just good, old-fashioned rivalry.

The chairman of a committee should be in harmony with the majority who constitute it.

Goodness knows, we have horrible problems to face in this Congress. I hope we can face them as colleagues in working unitedly for the people of this country and certainly not indulging in animosity or referring to each other as ''enemies.''

You don't compromise principles, but you harmonize tactics to preserve unity.

Comprise should not be a dirty word. It should be what we all strive to achieve jointly.

Respect is the first requisite to good fellowship.

Canadian federalism is more than a form of government. It's also a system of values that allows different people in diverse communities to live and work together in harmony for the good of all.

Gene Roddenberry continually reminded us that the Star Trek Enterprise was a metaphor for starship Earth. And the strength in this starship came from its diversity, coming together and working in concert as a team. That is the strength of our countries, Canada and the United States. We are nations of diversity.

The cause of peace is too great for us to allow political disagreements or partisanship to stand in our way.

If we put our differences aside, we can do great things.

You try to do what you can to bring harmony wherever you go.

Living with eight other people teaches you what to give up and what to take from others, and you have to appreciate each other.

You can have your own thought process about things, but you still need to include and co-exist with other people.

All sides must learn to respect one another.

We have a good time and try not to kill each other.

You've got to reach a hand of friendship across the aisle and across philosophies in this country.

We all can't shine at the same time.

Moderate doesn't mean that you're a wimp - far from it. It means that you've chosen a path because you believe that's the only way for global harmony and peace.

Can we all get along?

I had a hard time treating my field as if it's horse racing, putting actors in competition against each other. I see how the industry and the studios feel it's important, but I don't really have a feeling for being in competition. I want to feel sympathetic and close to others, not opposed to them.