Alan Alda

Quotes by Alan Alda

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Actor · American · 1972–1983

American actor (born 1936)

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“Be as smart as you can, but remember that it is always better to be wise than to be smart.”
— Alan Alda
Wise Smart Remember

“I love oatmeal. To me, it's not boring. I agree that ordinary oatmeal is very boring, but not the steel-cut Irish kind - the kind that pops in your mouth when you bite into it in little glorious bu...”
— Alan Alda
Love Me You

“The one thing I think I've noticed about shows that are supposed to be funny on television is that they've sort of become routinized, so there's an awful lot of mannerisms and joke lines that are s...”
— Alan Alda
Funny Laughter Television

“If I can't get the girl, at least give me more money.”
— Alan Alda
Money Girl Me

“I'm an angry person, angrier than most people would imagine, I get flashes of anger. What works for me is working out when it's useful to use that anger.”
— Alan Alda
Me People Angry

“Listening is being able to be changed by the other person.”
— Alan Alda
change-your-life changed-lives listening

“What then are doing if not creating a better place together? I think, for me the key has to be, what do I want to create? What is it I want to leave behind?”
— Alan Alda
create

“Be brave enough to live creatively. The creative is the place where no one else has ever been. You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. You cannot ge...”
— Alan Alda
peace