The other one, and probably an equal pleasure, is finding out how I can be helpful and then really being helpful.
ALAN ALDAI’m in the real world, some people try to steal from me, and I stop them, frequently, take them to court. I love a good lawsuit. It’s fun.
More Alan Alda Quotes
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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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There’s plenty of money to be had. But you also lose your soul.
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A taste; a painful longing. but the net is always too porous, and we are left with the sweet frustration of almost knowing, which is teasingly pleasurable.
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I’ve been nominated twice before as actor in a leading part. Now I’m nominated as actor in a supporting part.
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It’s really clear to me that you can’t hang onto something longer than its time. Ideas lose certain freshness, ideas have a shelf life, and sometimes they have to be replaced by other ideas.
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I found I wasn’t asking good enough questions because I assumed I knew something.
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When I’m writing, I want to try to be seen as a good writer.
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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 ever aim doubt at yourself. Laugh at yourself, but don’t doubt yourself.
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If you don’t listen deeply, the connection won’t take place.
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For humans, flying isn’t magic, it’s physics.
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How can I ever hope to communicate something to you unless I get signals back from you that I’m on the right track or that I’ve started at some place that you’re familiar with?
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I don’t really worry about the size of the part much any more.
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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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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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