Alan Alda Quotes
I have a final word of advice to our students. If you work very, very hard, this is the kind of actor, writer and director you may turn out to be, and if you work extra hard, this is the kind of person you may turn out to be.Alan Alda
Quotes to Explore
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If it's hard for Blue America to see Red America as anything other than a bunch of dumb, racist rednecks; it's hard for Red America to recognize that many minorities are legitimately worried about what a Trump presidency means for their family.
J. D. Vance -
People speak of the fear of the blank canvas as though it is a temporary hesitation, a trembling moment of self-doubt. For me it was more like being abducted from my bed by a clown, thrust into a circus arena with a wicker chair, and told to tame a pissed-off lion in front of an expectant crowd.
Hannah Kent -
To disregard the obvious is not a good trait in a leader in any situation.
Jack Reed -
We have a relationship with Syria, an old relationship. We also have good relations with the people of Syria, with all segments of the population. This is the situation as well in Iraq and other countries.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad -
The pace of television is very different from film.
Octavia Spencer -
When I was writing pretty poor poetry, this girl with midnight black hair told me to go on.
Carl Sandburg
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If you keep on saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of being a prophet.
Isaac Bashevis Singer -
I don't think there's any dearth of talent in India - we've always had the best juniors in the world.
Mahesh Bhupathi -
And I'm not an actress. I don't think I am an actress. I think I've created a brand and a business.
Pamela Anderson -
I get bored pretty easily and I don't want to get locked down in one profession.
Adam Lamberg -
The mainstream sort of presentation of the civil rights movement was not something that I directly inherited.
Ta-Nehisi Coates -
My first book was poetry, but I didn't write it first. I wrote it third. So my first two books were prose.
Tao Lin
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I believe there is a direct correlation between love and laughter.
Yakov Smirnoff -
So, from a very young age, my mom tells me that I wanted to be Michael J. Fox. I didn't want to be an actor. I just wanted to be Michael J. Fox for awhile. And then, I realized that he was an actor, so I pursued that.
Patrick J. Adams -
I don't know why, but I respond well to tortured characters.
Halle Berry -
All the old great companies were run by guys who knew what an animator meant, and guys who knew how to draw. All the companies today are run by executives.
Ralph Bakshi -
A cap on carbon is important because it sets a specific goal for reducing carbon emissions 80% by 2050.
Frances Beinecke -
I used to play the trombone and the trumpet, which I still have, but I haven't picked up for a long time.
Sam Heughan
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I think so much depends on how you are feeling mentally and emotionally. I try to keep my head on tight, and try to feel good, and just go out there and not be afraid.
Delta Burke -
There is another old poet whose name I do not now remember who said, 'Truth is the daughter of Time.'
Abraham Lincoln -
I've been on a state of high alert since high school. I didn't need 9/11 to remind me that we live on a ball of flame.
Garry Shandling -
It is not the business of generals to shoot one another.
Arthur Wellesley -
As long as there's such a thing as time, everybody's damaged in the end, changed into something else. It always happens, sooner or later.
Haruki Murakami -
I have a final word of advice to our students. If you work very, very hard, this is the kind of actor, writer and director you may turn out to be, and if you work extra hard, this is the kind of person you may turn out to be.
Alan Alda