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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.

~Alan Alda

Topics: Any Around Awake Die Like Love Love Me Man Me Now People Possible Sleep Used Want Way Who Young Young Man

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If scientists can't communicate with the public, with policy makers, with one another, the future is going to be held back. We're not going to have the future that we could have.

~Alan Alda

Topics: Another Back Communicate Could Future Going Held Makers Policy Public Scientists

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You can watch actors create their illusions, but if you don't see where they get the pigeons from, you don't really know how they're doing it.

~Alan Alda

Topics: Actor Create Doing Get How Illusions Know Pigeons Really See Watch Where You

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I think it's important for scientists to speak in their own voices and not just be mediated by journalists or others speaking for them.

~Alan Alda

Topics: Important Journalists Just Just Be Others Own Scientists Speak Speaking Them Think Voices I Think

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The hardest thing for me about making movies, and that included 'M*A*S*H' because it was made like a movie, was starting and stopping.

~Alan Alda

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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 sort of there to trigger laughter, rather than give actors a chance to play a moment.

~Alan Alda

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Blind dates are treacherous. You don't know who this person is. You wonder, 'Should I call my grandma during coffee to get out of this?'

~Alan Alda

Topics: Blind Call Coffee Dates Get Grandma Know Out Person Should Who Wonder You

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Whenever I think of how much pleasure I have interviewing scientists, I remember that they're having the real fun in actually being able to do the science.

~Alan Alda

Topics: Able Actually Being Fun Having How How Much Interviewing Much Pleasure Real Remember Science Scientists Think Whenever I Think I Remember

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I hated high school. It was a prison.

~Alan Alda

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What's funny is that you can think you really value your life until you almost lose it.

~Alan Alda

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: January 28th, 1936

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