Alan Alda

“Real listening is a willingness to let the other person change you.”

“Be brave enough to live life creatively. The creative is the place where no one else has ever been.”

“Listen to your instincts. It's the common sense of the soul.”

“Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won't come in.”

“If you don't listen, you're never going to learn.”

“Originality is unexplored territory. You get there by carrying a canoe - you can't take a taxi.”

“When people are laughing, they're generally not killing one another.”

“You can't be a creative person and not create. It's a full-time job.”

“The best things said come last. People will talk for hours saying nothing much and then stumble on a truth.”