Alan Alda Quotes

One of the most basic things I've tried to do is give people a greater understanding of how science works - the importance of evidence, the importance of many trials, of rigorous studies, and the idea that we learn only a little bit at a time. . . . Making people aware of that process helps increase appreciation and respect for science, and that helps us make informed decisions for our families and ourselves.

You don't put statistics on trial, you put individuals on trial.

The good thing about being a hypocrite is that you get to keep your values.

My mother didn’t try to stab my father until I was six.

… life is meaningless unless you bring meaning to it; … it is up to us to create our own existence. Unless you do something, unless you make something it's as though you aren't there.