Insanity is just a state of mind.
ALAN ALDA
ALAN ALDA
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So every day till the end of this campaign, Ill answer any question anyone has on government, but if you have a question on religion, please, go to church.
Alan AldaAlan Alda That last note, “in the same respect,” says a lot. As soon as you change the frame of reference, you’ve changed the truthiness of a once immutable fact.
Alan AldaAlan Alda My mother didn’t try to stab my father until I was six, but she must have shown signs of oddness before that.
Alan AldaAlan Alda Nothing important was ever accomplished without chutzpah. Columbus had chutzpah. The signers of the Declaration of Independence had chutzpah.
Alan AldaAlan Alda Laugh at yourself, but don’t ever aim your doubt at yourself. Be bold. When you embark for strange places, don’t leave any of yourself safely on shore. Have the nerve to go into unexplored territory.
Alan AldaAlan Alda In 2003, I almost died of an intestinal blockage when I was on a mountain in Chile, filming a segment for ‘Scientific American Frontiers.’
Alan AldaAlan Alda During the first day, curious at having outsiders among them, a long stream of inmates came over and talked with me.
Alan AldaAlan Alda I’m very interested in the improvisation because one of the things I do is to help train scientists to communicate in a better way and more personal way when they’re making a presentation, and I use improvisation to do that.
Alan AldaAlan Alda When your kids turn 13, an alien being invades their bodies and doesn’t leave until they’re 20.
Alan AldaAlan Alda Remarkably, according to what they told me, nearly every inmate in the prison didn’t do it.
Alan AldaAlan Alda If I can’t get the girl, at least give me more money.
Alan AldaAlan Alda There’s plenty of money to be had. But you also lose your soul.
Alan AldaAlan Alda 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 AldaAlan Alda As an artist, as an actor, as a writer, you have to use what’s personal to you. You have to be personal about your work; otherwise, it doesn’t ring true.
Alan AldaAlan Alda It tends to break out at unexpected times like a rare virus and mostly people with compassion and understanding are susceptible to it.
Alan AldaAlan Alda I’m an angry person, angrier than most people would imagine, I get flashes of anger.
Alan AldaAlan Alda
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What we call conscience in many instances, is only a wholesome fear of the law.
Christian Nestell BoveeChristian Nestell Bovee One does not surrender a life in an instant. That which is lifelong can only be surrendered in a lifetime.
Elisabeth ElliotElisabeth Elliot A photograph can be an instant of life captured for eternity that will never cease looking back at you.
Brigitte BardotBrigitte Bardot Words come and flow with me instantaneously. Perhaps, those were abandoned too by someone.
Kanika ChughKanika Chugh I may not see or feel it instantly, but I know it’s there and with time that blessing will uncover itself.
Jessica CollinsJessica Collins Genuine love is rarely an emotional space where needs are instantly gratified.
Bell HooksBell Hooks Politics are not a science based on logic; they are the capacity of always choosing at each instant, in constantly changing situations, the least harmful, the most useful.
Otto von BismarckOtto von Bismarck Every instant of our lives is essentially irreplaceable: you must know this in order to concentrate on life.
Andre GideAndre Gide