Alan Alda Quotes

As an artist, as an actor, as a writer, you have to use what's personal to you. You have to be personal about your work; otherwise, it doesn't ring true.

Alan Alda

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 28, 1936

Topics

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As a kid growing up in a small town in Washington State, my only exposure to New York City was through movies. The town with its towering skyscrapers, fascinating people and teeming energy absolutely captivated me.

Robert Osborne

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Solitude is pleasant. Loneliness is not.

Anna Neagle

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My grandmother and mother were from Italy, so I was raised Catholic. That kind of just meant going to church on Easter and Christmas. I saw a radical transformation in my family when they started going to a Christian church. I watched them fall in love with God.

Sonny Sandoval

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Whatever I did on 'Saturday Night Live' is going to stay and remain on 'Saturday Night Live.'

Tracy Morgan

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Grit is that 'extra something' that separates the most successful people from the rest. It's the passion, perseverance, and stamina that we must channel in order to stick with our dreams until they become a reality.

Travis Bradberry

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It profits a man nothing to give his soul for the whole world... but for Wales!

Robert Bolt

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We need women who are devoted to shepherding God's children along the covenant path toward exaltation; women who know how to receive personal revelation, who understand the power and peace of the temple endowment; women who know how to call upon the powers of heaven to protect and strengthen children and families; women who teach fearlessly.

Russell M. Nelson

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A human being has been given an intellect to make choices, and we know there are other food sources that do not require the killing of a creature that would protest being killed.

Mary Tyler Moore

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There is obviously going to be a transition. There is a transition with every quarterback going from college to the NFL. I'm excited for it.

Jared Goff

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I am a quick study - I can memorize a script in an hour - but I can't remember a name three seconds. I've even forgotten my wife's name on occasion.

Don Adams

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In science, it is rare that a transformational change occurs during our lifetimes.

Dimitar Sasselov

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A guy who's not a champion can't talk too much about championships, can he?

Draymond Green

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