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Should Quotes by Steve Allen

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Steve Allen’s humor‑laden musings on ‘should’ expose the absurdity of over‑thinking everyday choices. From jokes about diet to quips on social etiquette, his lines strip away pretension and point to a simpler truth: we spend more time debating what we ought to do than actually doing it.

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I do not understand those who take little or no interest in the subject of religion. If religion embodies a truth, it…

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...we are entitled to make almost any reasonable assumption, but should resist making conclusions until evidence requires that we do so.

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Without laughter life on our planet would be intolerable. So important is laughter to us that humanity highly rewards members of one…

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I cannot see how it can be argued that one should speak in tones of reverence and awe about the alleged divine…

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