If I can’t get the girl, at least give me more money.
ALAN ALDASo 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.
More Alan Alda Quotes
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I used to be a Catholic. I left because I object to conversion by concussion. If you don’t agree with what they teach, you get clobbered over the head until you do. All that does is change the shape of the head.
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When people are laughing, they’re generally not killing one another.
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War is war and Hell is hell, and if you ask me, War is a lot worse.
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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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I’m greedy for that satisfaction of doing something hard and knowing that, even though I was afraid I couldn’t do it, that somehow I can deliver.
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It tends to break out at unexpected times like a rare virus and mostly people with compassion and understanding are susceptible to it.
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The other one, and probably an equal pleasure, is finding out how I can be helpful and then really being helpful.
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All these things you expect meaning to come from, and sometimes it comes when you’re not expecting it.
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I have thought about punching people out. Sometimes, I’ve thought, ‘Why don’t I just act on that impulse?’ But then, I’ve never hit anybody in anger. Hey! I’ve never hit anybody for fun.
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Real listening is a willingness to let the other person change you.
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This gets us back to that most pressing of human questions: why do people worry so much about other people’s holding beliefs other than their own?
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One day, though, I realized I was no longer a believer, and realizing that, I couldn’t go back.
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Really top-notch directors, I’ve often worked with them just to see how they work.
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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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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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