Jean Paul Sartre says in “No Exit” that hell is other people. Well, our task in life is to make it heaven. Or at least earth.
ALAN ALDAFor me, I find that even though I’ve accomplished a few things in my life, looking back on accomplishments doesn’t give me a sense of satisfaction.
More Alan Alda Quotes
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Eventually, I found a radical way of thinking about listening. Real listening is a willingness to let the other person change you.
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I’m not trying to create some impression about myself. That doesn’t interest me.
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Don’t be upset that it takes a long, long time to find wisdom because nobody knows where wisdom can be found.
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They wont all lie to you but a lot of them will. And itll be the easiest lie they ever had to tell to get your votes.
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All these things you expect meaning to come from, and sometimes it comes when you’re not expecting it.
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I can sing in tune now, but I have to work really hard on it to make sure that I don’t exercise one of my great talents, which is the ability to sing in three keys at the same time.
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Be brave enough to live creatively.
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It isn’t necessary to be rich and famous to be happy. It’s only necessary to be rich.
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Listening is being able to be changed by the other person.
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They’re supposed to be gigantic explosions and they’re just these insignificant little dots. If you step back from things far enough you realize how important and powerful you are.
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Originality is unexplored territory. You get there by carrying a canoe – you can’t take a taxi.
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The best things said come last. People will talk for hours saying nothing much and then linger at the door with words that come with a rush from the heart.
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It tends to break out at unexpected times like a rare virus and mostly people with compassion and understanding are susceptible to it.
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Here’s my Golden Rule for a tarnished age: Be fair with others, but keep after them until they’re fair with you.
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I wouldn’t live in California. All that sun makes you sterile.
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