Alan Alda Quotes
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The world needs some help.
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We are the only country in the world that has taken people from so many different backgrounds, which is a great achievement by itself, but an even greater achievement is that we have turned all of that variety and diversity into unity.
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I like when everything's naturally moving along - I find that pretty exciting.
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In tennis, because of the way it's scored, I don't think that scoring one point out of luck is ever decisive in winning. But, of course, it depends on the moment.
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Commitment and credibility go hand in hand.
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We just here to do our job.
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All of the characters in my films, they share one commonality. It doesn't matter whether they are good or bad, it doesn't matter whether they are smart or stupid, these characters all take responsibility for their own behavior. I'm much the same.
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The crusade against Communism was even more imaginary than the specter of Communism.
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If we cut up beasts simply because they cannot prevent us and because we are backing our own side in the struggle for existence, it is only logical to cut up imbeciles, criminals, enemies, or capitalists for the same reasons.
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I have always loathed working out.
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Our country does not believe in the concept of your God and my God. We believe that all gods are one. We have different ways of accepting Him. All ways lead to Him.
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I truly believe that you have to bring more content to the table to survive in radio than saying, 'There was AC/DC, and here's Journey,' because computers can do that.
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You will find in me a loyal head of state who is ready listen and understand, warn and advise as well as to defend the public interest at all times.
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When I was 13, I thought I was pretty hot stuff because I knew BASIC programming, self-taught on the family's Commodore 64. One of my crowning accomplishments was writing a silly little program that showed a crudely-drawn Space Shuttle lifting off in a cloud of pixelated smoke.
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My mom is painfully sweet; she's from Nebraska.
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For me, a child means an old-age insurance policy. I have a nurturing quality in me.
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Stand firm in your refusal to remain conscious during algebra. In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
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AIDS is a plague - numerically, statistically and by any definition known to modern public health - though no one in authority has the guts to call it one.
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For me, it's important to keep a level of anonymity.
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That which is used - develops. That which is not used wastes away.
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The Marathi film 'Natrang' has amazing songs. I also like and have sufi and folk music.
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I have a responsibility to devote my energy to my country and my people.
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People know I work hard.
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When people are laughing, they're generally not killing one another.
