Alan Alda Quotes
Be as smart as you can, but remember that it is always better to be wise than to be smart.
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Remember that the most valuable antiques are dear old friends.
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I always feel like rejection is my petrol. That's what keeps me going.
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I always knew would be some sort of artist, but didn't know what.
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I'm just in love with Burberry. Always have been, always will be.
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For the first two weeks of filming, I remember bristling at some of the occurrences on the set, none of which directly involved me. Then I surrendered to the environment, to Michael's method, and became much happier, even though no one knew what to expect.
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When I went to see Kansas and Queen and Styx, I don't even remember the music. But I know what I saw.
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I can remember running around at the age of 3, wanting to play golf, cricket and football. I was always active, one way or another, driving my parents mad.
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My parents always supported me and complimented me on other things, not just my looks. They told me I was capable, that I was smart, that I was creative.
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I remember in the '80s, Randy Travis was my guy. He's the reason I moved to Nashville, and I just loved him. But at some point when he was winning everything, you find yourself pulling for other people.
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I remember I heard it in an interview with Michael Jackson one day, saying the art is gone, everybody makes records just to make a record. See, I always want the artist that try to build a whole body of music on one album, so you can enjoy it. So you could say, 'I went with him here, I went with him here.'
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I'm smart enough to know to work with smart people.
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I've been dancing since the age of two. I don't really remember it, because I was little, but my mom signed me up and would put me in cute costumes. A lot of little girls get into dancing, but I loved it so much that I kept doing it.
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First off, no one award-wise ever rewards comedy, which is... whatever. I don't care about that.
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Nobody talks about how Puffy went to Howard University or about Lil Wayne attending the University of Houston. All the young kids know is what they see on the videos. They don't realize that these guys have taken managerial and business courses, and know how to brand and how to market themselves. They're very smart.
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Capital as such is not evil; it is its wrong use that is evil. Capital in some form or other will always be needed.
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As a writer, I had learned a lot on 'Margin Call' about embracing the weaknesses of a narrative and of a project. A story always has an inherent narrative weakness.
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I was very young during 'Chachi 420' and don't remember much now.
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I've always thought George Carlin was brilliant.
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If it can be profitable to be green, that's just smart business.
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I'm so lucky to have worked with Burt Lancaster, who I remember was one of the first people I'd heard swearing in a really interesting way.
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I could have knocked him out in the 3rd round but I wanted to do it slowly, So he would remember this night for a long time.
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I have a strong dance background. I danced from age five until 18, and that helps a lot. Doing a fight routine is like doing a dance routine.
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I didn't finish high school - left home when I was 15. I moved away to Fresno and worked as a grocery clerk. I went to college part-time at California State Fresno, and then ended up finishing in two and a half years because I wanted to get on with things.
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Be as smart as you can, but remember that it is always better to be wise than to be smart.
