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We’re highly social animals – I’m told by scientists that what makes us different from other animals is an acute social awareness, which is what has made us so successful.

Alan Alda

Our lives depend on good communication. Good communication helps personal relationships, it helps bosses and employees get along better. We rely on it.
ALAN ALDA

Communication Depend Good Live Our Place
I was a child, and my mother was psychotic. She loved me, but I didn’t really feel I had a mother. And when you live with somebody who is paranoid and thinks you’re trying to kill them all the time, you tend to feel a little betrayed.
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Betray Child Feel Kill Live Love Mother Paranoid Psychotic Something
When I’m writing, I want to try to be seen as a good writer.
ALAN ALDA

Good Seen Try Want Write Writer
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.
ALAN ALDA

Belief Believe Come Own People Something Thing Think Those Way
War is war and Hell is hell, and if you ask me, War is a lot worse.
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Ask Hell Lot Me War Worse
I really don’t like plays or movies that service propaganda.
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Like Movie Play Propaganda Really Service
What works for me is working out when it’s useful to use that anger.
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Anger Use Useful Work
If I can’t get the girl, at least give me more money.
ALAN ALDA

Girl Give Lease Money More
When people are laughing, they’re generally not killing one another.
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Another General Kill Laugh One People
I find myself going to places where I really have no business, speaking to these people in a whole other field that I have no extensive knowledge of. But I do it very often because it scares me.
ALAN ALDA

Business Dare Extensive Field Knowledge Myself People Place
It’s nice to have more time to work on the character, and to have big scenes to play. But if there’s something playable there, and if it’s interesting to do, then that’s nice.
ALAN ALDA

Big Character Interset More Nice Play Playable Scene Time Work
I was always interested in figuring things out. I’d do experiments, like combining things I found around the house to see what would happen if I put them together.
ALAN ALDA

Always Combine Experiment Figure Found Happen House Interest Thing Together
I’ve been nominated twice before as actor in a leading part. Now I’m nominated as actor in a supporting part.
ALAN ALDA

Actor Before Lead Nominate Part Support Twice
Real listening is a willingness to let the other person change you.
ALAN ALDA

Change Listen Other Person Real Willingness
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.
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Best Come Door Heart Hour Last Linger People Talk Thing Word
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.
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Anything Camera Debate Hour Love Most Excite One Stage Time Wrong

We’re highly social animals – I’m told by scientists that what makes us different from other animals is an acute social awareness, which is what has made us so successful.

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