Alan Alda Quotes
M*A*S*H' was a collection of people, in front of and behind the cameras, that really clicked.
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I believe that you can always learn from observation.
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I'm a huge fan of 'Heart On My Sleeve' - I think it has a 'Take That' feel to it! John Shanks and James Morrison wrote the track, and we spoke to Sony and asked if we could reference a 'Greatest Day'/'Rule The World' sound to make that epic ballad. I think it does the job.
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There is nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than an agreement.
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Every employee needs to know that there's somebody out there that they serve. And when we don't let people know that for one reason or another, we're depriving them of a fulfilling job.
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To write a good mystery you have to know where it will end before you can decide where it will begin... and I've always known where it will end.
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It used to hurt me that people thought I didn't have the technique and the temperament to play Test cricket.
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I never really address myself to any image anybody has of me. That's like fighting with ghosts.
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The muses visit when I'm lonely.
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I sound like a chain-smoking drag queen after a hard night of singing 'Tie a Yellow Ribbon'.
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I changed that system in Florida when I was the Speaker of the House - I was the Minority Leader; I saw for 16 years the way a power system works.
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I think the key to a great romcom is to not fight against the genre. The trend more recently has been to apologise or be snarky, so it's an anti-romcom. Just lean in and embrace the fact it's a love story, and it's funny, and it's light. It can still be uber-smart and deal with zeitgeist issues.
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Redheads were particularly persecuted during the European witch trials of the fifteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The colour was associated with the devil, and the pale skin which most redheads have was thought unnatural and deathly.
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My favorite meal would have to be good old-fashioned eggs, over easy, with bacon. Many others, but you can't beat that on a Sunday morning, especially with a cup of tea.
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I put my thoughts in a book, which must mean I don't want anyone to read them.
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Moderate doesn't mean that you're a wimp - far from it. It means that you've chosen a path because you believe that's the only way for global harmony and peace.
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I think every movie is its own little world, and a director certainly sets the tone.
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It was sort of just a family sport. My mom and dad were pretty keen golfers when I was young and so were my grandparents, and I just sort of tagged along with them.
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Pan Am takes good care of you. Marks & Spencer loves you. Securicor cares. I.B.M. says the customer is king. At Amstrad, we only want your money!
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A lot of directors don't really like actors.
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I've always loved the blues, John Lee Hooker, Janis Joplin, Hendrix.
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As a customer, I would see pieces that I loved and then find out they weren't being made because no store had ordered them.
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I have always thought that term limits for Justices sound good until you really give the issue some thought.
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M*A*S*H' was a collection of people, in front of and behind the cameras, that really clicked.
