You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. You can't get there by bus, only by hard work and risk and by not quite knowing what you're doing. What you'll discover will be wonderful. What you'll discover will be yourself.
speech graduation courage
Alan Alda
Connecticut College Commencement 1980, 1980
Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won't come in.
speech graduation wisdom
Alan Alda
Connecticut College Commencement 1980, 1980
Be as smart as you can, but remember that it is always better to be wise than to be smart.
speech graduation wisdom
Alan Alda
Connecticut College Commencement 1980, 1980