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Alan Alda Quotes

Backstage life is terrific training for an actor, seeing shows from the wings Picture Quote #1

We need to be more conversant with it because science is in our lives. It’s in everything. It’s in the food we eat. It’s in the air we breathe. It’s everywhere Picture Quote #1

When I am at a dinner table, I love to ask everybody, ‘How long do you think our species might last?’ I’ve read that the average age of a species, of any species, is about two million years. Is it possible we can have an average life span as a species? And do you picture us two million years more or a million and a half years, or 5,000? Picture Quote #1

I’m an angry person, angrier than most people would imagine, I get flashes of anger. What works for me is working out when it’s useful to use that anger Picture Quote #1

I used to read science fiction a lot, and I still like science fiction when it is a model of how we really are and to see ourselves from another perspective Picture Quote #1

On the stage, the characters express themselves more through words than images. So the arguments of the characters and the tension between characters - words have to be used to express that, and I love that about theater Picture Quote #1

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I’ve been lucky enough to live through all the things that are supposed to give meaning to our lives, like parenting, grandparenting, art, celebrity. All these things you expect meaning to come from, and sometimes it comes when you’re not expecting it Picture Quote #1

If scientists can’t communicate with the public, with policy makers, with one another, the future is going to be held back. We’re not going to have the future that we could have Picture Quote #1

I sat next to a young woman on a plane once who bombarded me for five hours with how she had decided to be born again and so should I. I told her I was glad for her, but I hadn’t used up being born the first time Picture Quote #1

No man or woman of the humblest sort can really be strong, gentle and good, without the world being better for it, without somebody being helped and comforted by the very existence of that goodness Picture Quote #1

Blind dates are treacherous. You don’t know who this person is. You wonder, ‘Should I call my grandma during coffee to get out of this?’ Picture Quote #1

I know there’s a creative side to artists to - pardon me - there’s a creative side to scientists already, but there may be an artistic side, too, waiting to break free Picture Quote #1

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After a while I started to think of that as an image of something that went a lot deeper than the dead dog, which is you can’t bring back anything to life Picture Quote #1

You wouldn’t want to be called a sell-out by selling a product. Selling out was frowned on, whereas now you can major in it at business school Picture Quote #1

The President never intends to get into any kind of war situation. He gets carried away by events Picture Quote #1

My father sang well, and he was a handsome man. When he walked down the street, people sometimes mistook him for Cary Grant and asked for his autograph Picture Quote #1

Never Have Your Dog Stuffed’ is really advice to myself, a reminder to myself not to avoid change or uncertainty, but to go with it, to surf into change Picture Quote #1

Usually, comedy shows only influence other comedy shows. ‘M*A*S*H’ is one of the few comedies that influenced dramatic shows as well Picture Quote #1

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Republicans are as capable of coming up with great ideas and moving this country along as anyone - they just don’t do it Picture Quote #1

I’m condemned by some inner compulsion to think about the daily rituals of my life. I have a low grade fever for improving myself in many ways, including everyday tasks Picture Quote #1

I read science, because to me, that’s extremely exciting. It’s like a great detective story, and it’s happening right in front of us Picture Quote #1

I used to not want to die in any way but in my sleep when I was a young man. I’d like to die awake now, if possible, with people around me who love me Picture Quote #1

You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you’ll discover will be wonderful. What you’ll discover is yourself Picture Quote #1

You can’t get there by bus, only by hard work and risk and by not quite knowing what you’re doing. What you’ll discover will be wonderful. What you’ll discover will be yourself Picture Quote #1

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No matter how big the audience is going to be. I’m interested in doing things that are fun Picture Quote #1

You know what my earliest memories are? Going from one burlesque town to another. My father was in burlesque Picture Quote #1

In the midst of the sense of tragedy or loss, sometimes laughter is not only healing, it’s a way of experiencing the person that you’ve lost again Picture Quote #1

You can’t be aware of everything. You’d fall down the stairs if you were aware of every intricate thing involved in going down stairs Picture Quote #1

My mother didn’t try to stab my father until I was six, but she must have shown signs of oddness before that Picture Quote #1

When does she do all this thinking? We’re together all the time but she thinks deeply about things and with feeling and she can remember the facts. We’ve been married 48 years Picture Quote #1

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Backstage life is terrific training for an actor, seeing shows from the wings (Alan Alda Quotes) We need to be more conversant with it because science is in our lives. It’s in everything. It’s in the food we eat. It’s in the air we breathe. It’s everywhere. (Alan Alda Quotes) When I am at a dinner table, I love to ask everybody, ‘How long do you think our species might last?’ I’ve read that the average age of a species, of any species, is about two million years. Is it possible we can have an average life span as a species? And do you picture us two million years more or a million and a half years, or 5,000? (Alan Alda Quotes) I’m an angry person, angrier than most people would imagine, I get flashes of anger. What works for me is working out when it’s useful to use that anger. (Alan Alda Quotes) I used to read science fiction a lot, and I still like science fiction when it is a model of how we really are and to see ourselves from another perspective. (Alan Alda Quotes) On the stage, the characters express themselves more through words than images. So the arguments of the characters and the tension between characters - words have to be used to express that, and I love that about theater. (Alan Alda Quotes) I’ve been lucky enough to live through all the things that are supposed to give meaning to our lives, like parenting, grandparenting, art, celebrity. All these things you expect meaning to come from, and sometimes it comes when you’re not expecting it. (Alan Alda Quotes) If scientists can’t communicate with the public, with policy makers, with one another, the future is going to be held back. We’re not going to have the future that we could have. (Alan Alda Quotes) I sat next to a young woman on a plane once who bombarded me for five hours with how she had decided to be born again and so should I. I told her I was glad for her, but I hadn’t used up being born the first time. (Alan Alda Quotes) No man or woman of the humblest sort can really be strong, gentle and good, without the world being better for it, without somebody being helped and comforted by the very existence of that goodness. (Alan Alda Quotes) Blind dates are treacherous. You don’t know who this person is. You wonder, ‘Should I call my grandma during coffee to get out of this?’ (Alan Alda Quotes) I know there’s a creative side to artists to - pardon me - there’s a creative side to scientists already, but there may be an artistic side, too, waiting to break free. (Alan Alda Quotes) After a while I started to think of that as an image of something that went a lot deeper than the dead dog, which is you can’t bring back anything to life. (Alan Alda Quotes) You wouldn’t want to be called a sell-out by selling a product. Selling out was frowned on, whereas now you can major in it at business school. (Alan Alda Quotes) The President never intends to get into any kind of war situation. He gets carried away by events. (Alan Alda Quotes) My father sang well, and he was a handsome man. When he walked down the street, people sometimes mistook him for Cary Grant and asked for his autograph. (Alan Alda Quotes) Never Have Your Dog Stuffed’ is really advice to myself, a reminder to myself not to avoid change or uncertainty, but to go with it, to surf into change. (Alan Alda Quotes) Usually, comedy shows only influence other comedy shows. ‘M*A*S*H’ is one of the few comedies that influenced dramatic shows as well. (Alan Alda Quotes) Republicans are as capable of coming up with great ideas and moving this country along as anyone - they just don’t do it. (Alan Alda Quotes) I’m condemned by some inner compulsion to think about the daily rituals of my life. I have a low grade fever for improving myself in many ways, including everyday tasks. (Alan Alda Quotes) I read science, because to me, that’s extremely exciting. It’s like a great detective story, and it’s happening right in front of us. (Alan Alda Quotes) I used to not want to die in any way but in my sleep when I was a young man. I’d like to die awake now, if possible, with people around me who love me. (Alan Alda Quotes) You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you’ll discover will be wonderful. What you’ll discover is yourself. (Alan Alda Quotes) You can’t get there by bus, only by hard work and risk and by not quite knowing what you’re doing. What you’ll discover will be wonderful. What you’ll discover will be yourself. (Alan Alda Quotes) No matter how big the audience is going to be. I’m interested in doing things that are fun. (Alan Alda Quotes) You know what my earliest memories are? Going from one burlesque town to another. My father was in burlesque. (Alan Alda Quotes) In the midst of the sense of tragedy or loss, sometimes laughter is not only healing, it’s a way of experiencing the person that you’ve lost again. (Alan Alda Quotes) You can’t be aware of everything. You’d fall down the stairs if you were aware of every intricate thing involved in going down stairs. (Alan Alda Quotes) My mother didn’t try to stab my father until I was six, but she must have shown signs of oddness before that. (Alan Alda Quotes) When does she do all this thinking? We’re together all the time but she thinks deeply about things and with feeling and she can remember the facts. We’ve been married 48 years. (Alan Alda Quotes)

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