I’m greedy for that satisfaction of doing something hard and knowing that, even though I was afraid I couldn’t do it, that somehow I can deliver.
ALAN ALDAAlmost everybody that’s well-known gets tagged with a nickname.
More Alan Alda Quotes
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In 2003, I almost died of an intestinal blockage when I was on a mountain in Chile, filming a segment for ‘Scientific American Frontiers.’
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I guess in a world uncomfortable with uncertainty, an unbeliever must be an atheist, and possibly an infidel.
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Don’t ever aim doubt at yourself. Laugh at yourself, but don’t doubt yourself.
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When people are laughing, they’re generally not killing one another.
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Awards can give you a tremendous amount of encouragement to keep getting better, no matter how young or old you are.
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Everybody’s on their toes and focused on what we’re about to do, and then there’s this moment where you relax because you see that everybody is there to do the best that they can.
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If I can’t get the girl, at least give me more money.
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Really top-notch directors, I’ve often worked with them just to see how they work.
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And I think belief is one of those things that comes to people in their own way. And just because I believe in something doesn’t mean I think that you should.
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What works for me is working out when it’s useful to use that anger.
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Be as smart as you can, but remember that it is always better to be wise than to be smart.
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When I’m willing to let them change me, something happens between us that’s more interesting than a pair of dueling monologues.
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I dont see we can have a separation of church and state in this government if you have to pass a religious test to get in this government.
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Someone wrote a Wikipedia entry about me, identifying me as an atheist because I’d said in a book I wrote that I wasn’t a believer.
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If you don’t listen deeply, the connection won’t take place.
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