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I’m not trying to create some impression about myself. That doesn’t interest me.

Alan Alda

I’ve been lucky enough to live through all the things that are supposed to give meaning to our lives, like parenting, grandparenting, art, celebrity.
ALAN ALDA

Celebrity Enough Grandparent Lucky Parent Suppose
[You have to be] willing to be changed by the person you’re listening to, where you’re not just waiting for a pause so you can say your thing, but you’re actually letting them have an effect on you if they can.
ALAN ALDA

Actual Effect Let Listen Pause Person Wait Will Change
I really don’t like plays or movies that service propaganda.
ALAN ALDA

Like Movie Play Propaganda Really Service
Don’t ever aim doubt at yourself. Laugh at yourself, but don’t doubt yourself.
ALAN ALDA

Aim Doubt Laugh Yourself
No man or woman of the humblest sort can really be strong, gentle and good, without the world being better for it, without somebody being helped and comforted by the very existence of that goodness.
ALAN ALDA

Being Better Gentle Good Humble Man Something Sort Strong Woman
One day, though, I realized I was no longer a believer, and realizing that, I couldn’t go back.
ALAN ALDA

Back Believer Day Go Longer One Realize
If you don’t listen deeply, the connection won’t take place.
ALAN ALDA

Connections Listening Waiting
Republicans are as capable of coming up with great ideas and moving this country along as anyone – they just don’t do it.
ALAN ALDA

Anymore Capable Come Country Great Idea Republican
And I want to warn everyone in the press and all the voters out there: if you demand expressions of religious faith from politicians, you are just begging to be lied to.
ALAN ALDA

Beg Demand Everyone Expression Politician Press Religious
Whenever you wonder about yourself, look up at the stars swirling around in the heavens and just realize how tiny and puny they are.
ALAN ALDA

Heaven Just Puny Realize Star Swirl Tiny Wonder Yourself
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.
ALAN ALDA

Best Come Door Heart Hour Last Linger People Talk Thing Word
Some of the greatest things, as I understand, they have come about by serendipity, the greatest discoveries
ALAN ALDA

Come Discovery Great Serendipity Some Thing Understand
What then are doing if not creating a better place together? I think, for me the key has to be, what do I want to create? What is it I want to leave behind?
ALAN ALDA

Behind Better Create Do Leave Place Think Want
All these things you expect meaning to come from, and sometimes it comes when you’re not expecting it.
ALAN ALDA

All Thing Come Expect Meaning Sometimes
What I always wanted to get seen as was as a good actor, when it was the acting I was doing.
ALAN ALDA

Act Actor Always Want Get Good Seen So
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.
ALAN ALDA

Almost Frustration Know Long Painful Pleasurable Sweet Teasingly

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