For 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.
ALAN ALDAWar is war and Hell is hell, and if you ask me, War is a lot worse.
More Alan Alda Quotes
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Almost everybody that’s well-known gets tagged with a nickname.
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One day, though, I realized I was no longer a believer, and realizing that, I couldn’t go back.
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I really don’t like plays or movies that service propaganda.
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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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Several thousand people had been locked up unjustly and, by an incredible coincidence, all in the same prison. On the other hand, they knew an awful lot about how to knife somebody.
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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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Be as smart as you can, but remember that it is always better to be wise than to be smart.
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I don’t really worry about the size of the part much any more.
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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.
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We’re highly social animals – I’m told by scientists that what makes us different from other animals is an acute social awareness, which is what has made us so successful.
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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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Being mystified is a good beginning, because you won’t do what you’ve done before.
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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 still don’t like the word agnostic. It’s too fancy. I’m simply not a believer. But, as simple as this notion is, it confuses some people.
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Real listening is a willingness to let the other person change you.
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