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The one hour live debate in the West Wing that we did was one of the most exciting times for me on stage or on camera, because anything could go wrong.

Alan Alda

It’s not an epitaph. I felt I could look back at my life and get a good story out of it. It’s a picture of somebody trying to figure things out.
ALAN ALDA

Figure Good Life Out Somebody Story Try
In 2003, I almost died of an intestinal blockage when I was on a mountain in Chile, filming a segment for ‘Scientific American Frontiers.’
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Blockage Country Film Frontier Intestinal Mountain Segment
For a while in my teens, I was sure I had it. It was about getting to heaven. If heaven existed and lasted forever, then a mere lifetime spent scrupulously following orders was a small investment for an infinite payoff.
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Get Investment Live Mean Scrupulously Small Spent Sure Teen
As I am becoming older, the only thing that speeds up is time.
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Become Older Only Speed Thing Time
I’ll carry on, carry over, carry forward, Cary Grant, cash and carry, carry me back to Old Virginia, I’ll even ‘hari-kari’ if you show me how, but I will not carry a gun!
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Back Carry Cash Forward Gun Over Show
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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Age Fair Golden Other Rule Tarnish Until
Insanity is just a state of mind.
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Instant Just Mind State
I have a final word of advice to our students. If you work very, very hard, this is the kind of actor, writer and director you may turn out to be, and if you work extra hard, this is the kind of person you may turn out to be.
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Advice Director Extra Final Kind Person Student Word Writer
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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Almost Frustration Know Long Painful Pleasurable Sweet Teasingly
My mother didn’t try to stab my father until I was six, but she must have shown signs of oddness before that.
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Before Father Mother Oddness Shown Sign Six Stab Until
Our lives depend on good communication. Good communication helps personal relationships, it helps bosses and employees get along better. We rely on it.
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Communication Depend Good Live Our Place
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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Court Frequent People Real Some Steal Stop Them
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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Awful Coincidence Hand Incredible Knife Lock Other People Several Somebody Thousand Unjustify
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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Happy Life Make Pleasure Really Thing Well
Republicans are as capable of coming up with great ideas and moving this country along as anyone – they just don’t do it.
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Anymore Capable Come Country Great Idea Republican
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

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