More from Alan Alda
Insanity is just a state of mind.
Alan AldaAlan Alda I used to be a Catholic. I left because I object to conversion by concussion. If you don’t agree with what they teach, you get clobbered over the head until you do. All that does is change the shape of the head.
Alan AldaAlan Alda I’ll carry on, carry over, carry forward, Cary Grant, cash and carry, carry me back to Old Virginia, I’ll even ‘hari-kari’ if you show me how, but I will not carry a gun!
Alan AldaAlan Alda What I always wanted to get seen as was as a good actor, when it was the acting I was doing.
Alan AldaAlan Alda What you’ll discover will be wonderful. What you’ll discover is yourself.
Alan AldaAlan Alda When I’m willing to let them change me, something happens between us that’s more interesting than a pair of dueling monologues.
Alan AldaAlan Alda Some of the greatest things, as I understand, they have come about by serendipity, the greatest discoveries
Alan AldaAlan Alda I’ve sat looking down into a volcano that could blow at any moment; I’ve helped catch a shark and several rattlesnakes;
Alan AldaAlan Alda Listening is being able to be changed by the other person.
Alan AldaAlan Alda You’ll be a lot less likely to be caught up in bias or prejudice or be influenced by people who ask you to hand over your brains, your soul or your money because they have everything all figured out for you.
Alan AldaAlan Alda There are two things that I get a lot of pleasure from in my life, and that is, doing what I know how to do well – that really makes me happy.
Alan AldaAlan Alda 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 AldaAlan Alda I wouldn’t live in California. All that sun makes you sterile.
Alan AldaAlan Alda I don’t really worry about the size of the part much any more.
Alan AldaAlan Alda 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 AldaAlan Alda Be brave enough to live creatively . . . what you’ll discover will be wonderful: yourself.
Alan AldaAlan Alda
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Poetry is the voice of the soul and the inspiration of the heart.
Teresa PeresTeresa Peres But it was now time for her to go away-to find someone who could show her what happiness was.
Lang LeavLang Leav Just because you haven’t seen how wonderful, beautiful, and special she is, doesn’t mean no one else will.
Norah RoseNorah Rose A memory is a star or a stain.
Aneena BijuAneena Biju Love her, but don’t forget to leave her wild.
Little PaulsonLittle Paulson Do your own thing and live your way of happiness.
Emily BockEmily Bock I’ve experienced departure far too much to have the courage and call anyone my own.
Mira R. AridiMira R. Aridi More often than I am not, all I need is the rise of my own lungs – I am already complete.
Shelby EnsignShelby Ensign
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Life brings what it brings. I might be young but I’ve learnt this: prepare for each blind corner with your strongest shoulder dropped, ready to smash through whatever is thrown at you next.
Adam JohnsonAdam Johnson We all work together to pump each other up. Before the show [Aladdin], we give each other a pound on the back, like a sports team.
Adam JacobsAdam Jacobs I don’t have anything against my mom, but my family has no emotional connection to each other.
Adam CarollaAdam Carolla We wake up each day facing the age-old struggle of good and evil. In some situations mental illness clouds our judgment.
Adam HamiltonAdam Hamilton I don’t like those men who claim that their wife is their best friend. . . . I think spouses should tolerate each other and occasionally have sex.
Adam CarollaAdam Carolla A lot of us are friends with each. We obviously respect each other.
Adam ColeAdam Cole It’s really seeing student involvement … as a variety of opportunities that are appropriate for each given student and responsive to their individual needs and their desires for their educational experience.
Adam FletcherAdam Fletcher I’ve known Kyle O’Reilly since 2009. Me and him actually met each other when we had our very first match against each other for Gabe Sapolsyky’s DragonGate USA show.
Adam ColeAdam Cole
