Alan Alda Quotes

My children without a doubt are my greatest accomplishment. If I did nothing else I would feel just having and raising them would be enough. The rest is icing.

If we say the purpose of life is our children, that's neither a purpose nor a meaning. But I'm sure I will be as besotted as everybody else when I have them.

I have three beautiful children and a World Series ring. That's all I need.

I mean, you know, I get a tremendous positive charge every day just from knowing these kids and who they are. I mean, Larry, my 12-year-old son is my hero in life. Could there be a greater privilege than that? I mean, I can't imagine anything that would be more exciting.

The best part of my life is having my kids.

Life is not just about singing.

I had a happy marriage and a nice wife. I accomplished everything you can. What more can you want?

I've had four children and I've done a good job and I'm happy in life.

I tell you one thing that makes me feel I haven't wasted my life, and that is I've got some grandchildren. You can't overestimate the kind of opening to the future that gives a person, I think.

I find my greatest happiness in thinking of those days in Homestead when I labored to bring a thing to perfection entirely by myself. In the evenings, I would go into the hills and look down on my work, and I knew that it was good, and my heart was elated.

My children are the reason I laugh, smile and want to get up every morning.

It was just the greatest feeling to see a kid with your shoes on.

When I'm with my kids, I feel like that's really me. And when we're on stage, I feel that, too.

I say this all the time, but when I go to bed at the end of the day, and I put my head down on the pillow, I really feel such a sense of satisfaction, and I'm so proud of my kids that they have this amazing work ethic, and we get to work with each other every day, so it doesn't get any better than that.

My kids are my greatest achievement.

It's a feeling I can't describe, to see my work in action. The best is when an artist is appreciative.

Being able to wake up every day knowing I'm living out my dream of performing is the best feeling in the world.

There's a certain amount of pleasure in being able to create something and watch it grow.

I'm not a mainstream artist. But I've seen my kids being born; I've seen them take their first steps, I've seen them grow up and start school. That's worth more to me than any umpteen million dollars.

When you're doing something you love to do, when you have a gift, it's the most rewarding thing.

To see the positive reaction to my music makes me feel good.

If I didn't have children, I think my life would be a failure.

I have so much satisfaction in my life. I have a beautiful wife and the great stimulation of an interesting career. I'm the most happy fellow that I know.

For the first time in my life I feel important. I'd like to have five babies.

I just want to be happy, have kids, enjoy my life, help others and create some good work.