Alan Quotes
Once you realize what a joke everything is, being the Comedian is the only thing that makes sense.
Human identity is the most fragile thing that we have, and it's often only found in moments of truth.
We do not go to work only to earn an income, but to find meaning in our lives. What we do is a large part of what we are
The objective of a referee is not to get mentioned. I tell a lot of young referees that not being mentioned is king. If you can achieve that, that then it has been a pretty good game.
Wonder, and its expression in poetry and the arts, are among the most important things which seem to distinguish men from other animals, and intelligent and sensitive people from morons.
If a person holds no ambitions in this world, he suffers unknowingly. If a person holds ambitions, he suffers knowingly, but very slowly.
Don't be concerned with what you can't do. Work on what you can do - then count your blessings.
My mum always told me I was precious, while my dad always told me I was worthless. I think that's a good grounding for a balanced life.
I'm drawn to characters who bear similarities to the protagonists in myths and legends. (...)
I have realized that the past and future are real illusions, that they exist in the present, which is what there is and all there is.
Fear is good. In the right degree it prevents us from making fools of ourselves. But in the wrong measure it prevents us from fully living. Fear is our boon companion but never our master.
There can be no question about whether we should or should not transform our society in the direction of sustainability.
If you enjoy what you do, don't be afraid of expressing your enthusiasm. Enjoyment is infectious.
Beer was the driving force that led nomadic mankind into village life. It was this appetite for beer-making material that led to crop cultivation, permanent settlement and agriculture.
When God wants to do an impossible task, he takes an impossible man, and he crushes him.
The one phrase you can use is that success has a thousand fathers, and failure is an orphan.
We're dead as a species if we don't tell stories, because then we don't know who we are.
I try to make my bed every day for mental health. Coming home to an unmade bed or a room with clothes all over will depress me.
The conversion of a soul is the miracle of a moment, but the manufacture of a saint is the task of a lifetime.
A great many people, and more all the time, live their entire lives without ever once sleeping out under the stars.
Rain is also very difficult to film, particularly in Ireland because it's quite fine, so fine that the Irish don't even acknowledge that it exists.
