“When my mother passed away several years ago—well, wait a minute. Actually, she didn’t ‘pass away.’ She died. Something about that verb, ‘to pass away’ always sounds to me as if someone just drifted through the wallpaper. No, my mother… — Steve Allen Copy Share Image
Consider the wave of revulsion that floods the average person when he or she hears of the practice of human sacrifice by the Aztecs… — Steve Allen Copy Share Image
In a rational society we would want our presidents to be teachers. In our actual society we insist they be cheerleaders. — Steve Allen Copy Share Image
Just as with cars, it's critical to know the fuel efficiency of black holes. — Steve Allen Copy Share Image
The fundamentalist believer is mostly a weird intellectual who often lacks real faith altogether. As a self-appointed attorney for God, who is in no… — Steve Allen Copy Share Image
There is not the slightest question but that the God of the Old Testament is a jealous, vengeful God, inflicting not only on the… — Steve Allen Copy Share Image
I personally find it difficult to accept that there could be anyone on earth insensitive to the comic abilities of Laurel and Hardy, Sid… — Steve Allen Copy Share Image
The Bible is unfortunately unclear on a long list of moral and social questions and sex is one of them. On the one hand,… — Steve Allen Copy Share Image
Pretend you're a southern sheriff. Or Mae West. Or Donald Duck. Buy a western hat and walk around the house like a cowboy. The… — Steve Allen Copy Share Image
In those of us who have the mysterious ability to amuse others, it is usually the case that even before we were aware of… — Steve Allen Copy Share Image
We must never forget that both good and evil flow from the Bible. It is therefore not above criticism. — Steve Allen Copy Share Image
Impartial observers from other planets would consider ours an utterly bizarre enclave if it were populated by birds, defined as flying animals, that nevertheless… — Steve Allen Copy Share Image
I was in sixth grade the first time I was required to speak in front of an audience. I had terrible stage fright and… — Steve Allen Copy Share Image
I do not understand those who take little or no interest in the subject of religion. If religion embodies a truth, it is certainly… — Steve Allen Copy Share Image
