Selling out was frowned on, whereas now you can major in it at business school.
ALAN ALDAReally top-notch directors, I’ve often worked with them just to see how they work.
More Alan Alda Quotes
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When I studied how to think in school, I was taught that the first rule of logic was that a thing cannot both be and not be at the same time and in the same respect.
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Here’s my Golden Rule for a tarnished age: Be fair with others, but keep after them until they’re fair with you.
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I’ve never tried to manipulate my image.
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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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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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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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Working on The West Wing was similar in many ways to my experience on M*A*S*H, because you had people willing to work late at night to get it just right.
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Everyone opens up to one another right away. That’s a terrific thing. I love that about actors. They know how personal this job is.
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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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I’m not trying to create some impression about myself. That doesn’t interest me.
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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.
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I was brought up as a Catholic, and I’m no longer a Catholic.
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I’m an angry person, angrier than most people would imagine, I get flashes of anger.
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Whenever you wonder about yourself, look up at the stars swirling around in the heavens and just realize how tiny and puny they are.
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