Alan Alda Quotes

A really great actor, in a lucky performance, can transform himself or herself. I've seen actors do that. But often it's a mechanical transformation, which isn't as interesting, and you've got to be careful how you go about something like that, I think.

Alan Alda

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

GreatPerformanceThinkInteresting

All the Jewish tradition I had came from my grandmother, who grew up in Palestine and eloped with my grandfather and went to New York. She lived very close to us until she died when I was around 20. She sang a lot of songs, led the Passover seders. It was a very rich part of my life, and my grandmother was a big part of my life.

Jenny Scheinman

LifeNew YorkRichMy LifeTradition

Wanting money has been made so taboo. We're not allowed to talk about it or admit we want it, and yet we use it every single minute of our lives.

Jen Sincero

MoneyAdmitWantTalkSingleBeen

Know thyself. A maxim as pernicious as it is ugly. Whoever studies himself arrest his own development. A caterpillar who seeks to know himself would never become a butterfly.

Andre Gide

ButterflyUglyKnowBecomeNever

When I speak on work-family issues to audiences around the country, some of the biggest complaints I hear come from individuals who are described by the census as living in 'non-family households.' They resent the fact that their family responsibilities literally don't 'count,' either for society or for their employers.

Stephanie Coontz

FamilySocietySpeakCountryLiving

Learning teacheth more in one year than experience in twenty.

Roger Ascham

EducationLearningExperienceYear

I think for any relationship to be successful, there needs to be loving communication, appreciation, and understanding.

Miranda Kerr

CommunicationRelationshipThinkAny

I've been through worst, seen worst.

Jason Pierre-Paul

WorstThroughSeenBeen

Machiavelli taught me it was better to be feared than loved. Because if you are loved they sense you might be weak. I am a man of the people and help them but it is important to do so through strength.

Don King

StrengthManI AmPeopleMeBetter

I'm pretty lowbrow. It's a failing.

Domhnall Gleeson

PrettyFailing

Everyone who knows Puff knows Puff rolls with himself. His hustle is money. That's what he does.

Dawn Richard

MoneyHustleEveryoneWhoKnowsHe

I like to call it a 'sacred fire' when you have it inside you: the will to win every game.

Antonio Conte

FireWinGameYouWillInside

I had to develop the mentality and stay positive about making my comeback.

Alonzo Mourning

PositiveComebackStayMentalityHad

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