Alan Alda Quotes
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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.
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Believe with all your heart that you will do what you were made to do. Never for an instant harbor a doubt of it.
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There are many reluctant young readers who haven't yet found books that make them laugh.
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I act because it's the one time I'm sure of my identity. There's no doubt. It's on paper.
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It's good to laugh at times that feel inappropriate.
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When I said I was going to audition for a film, I got a hearty laugh from all my family.
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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.
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My view is that when in doubt, society should err on the side of life.
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My whole thing is to entertain, make people laugh and to forget about the real world for awhile.
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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.
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Wise men, when in doubt whether to speak or to keep quiet, give themselves the benefit of the doubt, and remain silent.
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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.
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I like to do comedy. It's my real passion. I want to make people laugh.
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When in doubt, you bring in relatives. Nepotism is a part of my work.
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Don't take yourself too seriously. Know when to laugh at yourself, and find a way to laugh at obstacles that inevitably present themselves.
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A Golden Globe is a mood-altering substance, there's no doubt about that.
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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.
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Understand this law and you will then know, beyond room for the slightest doubt, that you are constantly punishing yourself for every wrong you commit and rewarding yourself for every act of constructive conduct in which you indulge.
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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.
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I was the jokester, the one who made the family laugh.
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I fell in love with music by listening to R&B, & it's the core of who I am.
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As children, we all hold on to the myth of omnipotence. Comics are successful because kids identify with superheroes. They'll read a book or watch a TV programme and say, 'I'm that guy.' And that guy is always the one in control.
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Laugh at yourself, but don't ever aim your doubt at yourself.
