Alan Alda Quotes
M*A*S*H' was a collection of people, in front of and behind the cameras, that really clicked.
Quotes to Explore
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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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For years I've been hearing 20-somethings say they don't expect Social Security to be around when they hit 65. Eventually, I came to realize that they really mean that they just don't expect to be 65. Or 40. Neither did I, when I was 22.
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We gon' be around for a long time.
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A wise man should so write (though in words understood by all men) that wise men only should be able to commend him.
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When I listen to a record, or when I'm making a record, I listen to everything. I listen to the drums, the bass, the voice, the arrangement. I listen to the whole piece as an ensemble. I don't only listen to the guitar player.
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There's something about sitting alone in the dark that reminds you how big the world really is, and how far apart we all are.
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M*A*S*H' was a collection of people, in front of and behind the cameras, that really clicked.
