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I was brought up as a Catholic, and I'm no longer a Catholic. I don't talk about my beliefs too much in public probably because I feel very strongly that it's something personal - more than personal, it's private.

~Alan Alda

Topics: About Because Beliefs Brought Catholic Feel Longer More Much Personal Private Public Something Strongly Talk Than Too Too Much Up Very I Feel

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In the midst of the sense of tragedy or loss, sometimes laughter is not only healing, it's a way of experiencing the person that you've lost again.

~Alan Alda

Topics: Again Experiencing Healing Laughter Loss Lost Midst Only Person Sense Sometimes Tragedy Way You

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I've had many uncanny experiences. I think it's hard to be alive and not have them. But I don't know if I can decide what that means or what they are.

~Alan Alda

Topics: Alive Decide Experiences Had Hard Know Many Means Them Think I Think I Can

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We need to be more conversant with it because science is in our lives. It's in everything. It's in the food we eat. It's in the air we breathe. It's everywhere.

~Alan Alda

Topics: Air Because Breathe Eat Everything Everywhere Food Lives More Need Our Our Lives Science

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If two scientists are giving their papers at a symposium, and one of them is just naturally better at talking to the public or talking to a group of people, that scientist is liable to get more attention - in fact, I'm told that they do get more attention - than the one who's a little more stiff about it. Well, that's not good for science.

~Alan Alda

Topics: About Attention Better Fact Get Giving Good Group In Fact Just Liable Little More Naturally Papers People Public Science Scientist Scientists Stiff Talking Than Them Two Well

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I fix my grandchildren's computers.

~Alan Alda

Topics: Computers Fix Grandchildren

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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

Topics: About Actor Be Careful Careful Go Got Great Great Actor Herself Himself How Interesting Like Lucky Mechanical Often Performance Really Seen Something Think Transform Transformation Which You I Think

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I never thought about my image. It interests me that there are people who do, that they seem to be methodical about it. Maybe things would have gone differently for me in some ways if I had.

~Alan Alda

Topics: About Differently Gone Had Image Interests Maybe Me Methodical Never People Seem Some Things Thought Ways Who Would

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The idea that the brain is not fully formed until you are almost 30 years old has already been introduced, and the Supreme Court already has based two rulings on it.

~Alan Alda

Topics: Almost Based Been Brain Court Formed Fully Idea Introduced Old Supreme Supreme Court Two Until Years You

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I come armed with a really good ignorance. I don't strive toward ignorance. I come by it naturally.

~Alan Alda

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: January 28th, 1936

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