Alan Alda Quotes
Quotes to Explore
-
Winning is great, but being able to finish my last Olympic Games on American soil was very important. Even though I was injured, I didn't let my psyche get the best of me and cause me to doubt myself, so I was willing to pull every muscle in my body in '96 in order to get the job done and I came away with the bronze medal.
-
Believe with all your heart that you will do what you were made to do. Never for an instant harbor a doubt of it.
-
There are many reluctant young readers who haven't yet found books that make them laugh.
-
It's good to laugh at times that feel inappropriate.
-
When I said I was going to audition for a film, I got a hearty laugh from all my family.
-
I think that there's no doubt that as I see friends, families, children of gay couples who are thriving, you know, that has an impact on how I think about these issues.
-
My view is that when in doubt, society should err on the side of life.
-
My whole thing is to entertain, make people laugh and to forget about the real world for awhile.
-
Tolerance, openness to argument, openness to self-doubt, willingness to see other people's points of view - these are very liberal and enlightened values that people are right to hold, but we can't allow them to delude us to the point where we can't recognise people who are needlessly perpetrating human misery.
-
Wise men, when in doubt whether to speak or to keep quiet, give themselves the benefit of the doubt, and remain silent.
-
Faith is the complete reliance on the power and goodness of Spirit and the firm belief that you are always connected to this goodness. Always affirm your faith and not your doubt.
-
I like to do comedy. It's my real passion. I want to make people laugh.
-
When in doubt, you bring in relatives. Nepotism is a part of my work.
-
Don't take yourself too seriously. Know when to laugh at yourself, and find a way to laugh at obstacles that inevitably present themselves.
-
It's one of the few regrets of my presidency - that the rancor and suspicion between the parties has gotten worse instead of better. There's no doubt a president with the gifts of Lincoln or Roosevelt might have better bridged the divide, and I guarantee I'll keep trying to be better so long as I hold this office.
-
I think some days you should do a cartoon that is absolutely just for the laugh, and some days you should do a cartoon that just punches the reader right in the stomach. It's kind of nice to mix it up.
-
We aim above the mark to hit the mark.
-
Life is funny. If you don't laugh, you're in trouble.
-
And with respect to the mode in which these general principles affect the secure possession of property, so far am I from invalidating such security, that the whole gist of these papers will be found ultimately to aim at an extension in its range; and whereas it has long been known and declared that the poor have no right to the property of the rich, I wish it also to be known and declared that the rich have no right to the property of the poor.
-
If you're wondering by now who I am, look no further than the mirror,Because I am the greed and fear - and every ounce of hate in you.
-
I believe the only way to protect my own rights is to protect the rights of others.
-
I have seven disciplines to train for, and so I try to complete them all every week.
-
Laugh at yourself, but don't ever aim your doubt at yourself.
