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Alan Alda Quotes

American - Actor | January 28, 1936 -

There is a wonderful feeling of power when you're a director, but I don't think I need that, and I'm OK without it.

Power Think You Feeling Need OK

Listening is being able to be changed by the other person.

Listening Person Being Able Changed

I used to be a Catholic. I left because I object to conversion by concussion. If you don't agree with what they teach, you get clobbered over the head until you do. All that does is change the shape of the head.

Change You Teach Over Head Shape

And I think belief is one of those things that comes to people in their own way. And just because I believe in something doesn't mean I think that you should.

People Believe Think You Belief Way

I used to not want to die in any way but in my sleep when I was a young man. I'd like to die awake now, if possible, with people around me who love me.

Love Man Sleep People Me Die

Laugh at yourself, but don't ever aim your doubt at yourself. Be bold. When you embark for strange places, don't leave any of yourself safely on shore. Have the nerve to go into unexplored territory.

Yourself Laugh Doubt You Bold Go

Here's my Golden Rule for a tarnished age: Be fair with others, but keep after them until they're fair with you.

Age You Golden Others Fair Here

When I was about ten years old, I gave my teacher an April Fool's sandwich, which had a dead goldfish in it.

Teacher Fool Dead April Old Years

You can't get there by bus, only by hard work and risk and by not quite knowing what you're doing. What you'll discover will be wonderful. What you'll discover will be yourself.

Work Hard Work Yourself Be Yourself

Backstage life is terrific training for an actor, seeing shows from the wings.

Life Training Wings Seeing Actor

I'm in the real world, some people try to steal from me, and I stop them, frequently, take them to court. I love a good lawsuit. It's fun.

Love Good Fun People Me World

I've sat looking down into a volcano that could blow at any moment; I've helped catch a shark and several rattlesnakes; I let a tarantula walk across my hand, and I ate rat soup.

Moment Walk Looking Soup Down Hand

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