Listening is being able to be changed by the other person.
ALAN ALDA
They wont all lie to you but a lot of them will. And itll be the easiest lie they ever had to tell to get your votes.
More Alan Alda Quotes
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Listening is being able to be changed by the other person.
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If I can’t get the girl, at least give me more money.
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They wont all lie to you but a lot of them will. And itll be the easiest lie they ever had to tell to get your votes.
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Really top-notch directors, I’ve often worked with them just to see how they work.
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Originality is unexplored territory. You get there by carrying a canoe – you can’t take a taxi.
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How can I ever hope to communicate something to you unless I get signals back from you that I’m on the right track or that I’ve started at some place that you’re familiar with?
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Being mystified is a good beginning, because you won’t do what you’ve done before.
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Selling out was frowned on, whereas now you can major in it at business school.
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They’re supposed to be gigantic explosions and they’re just these insignificant little dots. If you step back from things far enough you realize how important and powerful you are.
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Be brave enough to live creatively.
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But if you consider how abnormal their behavior is, then you are led to the hypothesis that almost all men are suffering from ‘testosterone poisoning.’
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I’m an angry person, angrier than most people would imagine, I get flashes of anger.
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When I’m writing, I want to try to be seen as a good writer.
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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.
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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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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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