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.
ALAN ALDAWhen I’m writing, I want to try to be seen as a good writer.
More Alan Alda Quotes
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Be brave enough to live creatively.
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Testosterone Poisoning: … Until now it has been thought that the level of testosterone in men is normal simply because they have it.
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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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Why do ordinary people become the target of this curiosity simply by virtue of the fact that other people recognize their names and faces but know nothing else about them? Why do we care what they think, what they wear, what they eat?
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I found I wasn’t asking good enough questions because I assumed I knew something.
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As I am becoming older, the only thing that speeds up is time.
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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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Being mystified is a good beginning, because you won’t do what you’ve done before.
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My relationship with science is as someone who’s curious and hungry to know, hungry to understand. So all I have to offer is my ignorance and my curiosity, which is a good combination, as long as they come together.
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I found I wasn’t asking good enough questions because I assumed I knew something.
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Kids are natural scientists.
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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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There’s plenty of money to be had. But you also lose your soul.
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What you’ll discover will be wonderful. What you’ll discover is yourself.
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I’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.
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