Steve Allen

Consider the wave of revulsion that floods the average person when he or she hears of the practice of human sacrifice by…

— Steve Allen

In a rational society we would want our presidents to be teachers. In our actual society we insist they be cheerleaders.

— Steve Allen

Totalitarianism is patriotism institutionalized.

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Just as with cars, it's critical to know the fuel efficiency of black holes.

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The fundamentalist believer is mostly a weird intellectual who often lacks real faith altogether. As a self-appointed attorney for God, who is…

— Steve Allen

There is not the slightest question but that the God of the Old Testament is a jealous, vengeful God, inflicting not only…

— Steve Allen

I personally find it difficult to accept that there could be anyone on earth insensitive to the comic abilities of Laurel and…

— Steve Allen

Everybody is somewhere.

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The Bible is unfortunately unclear on a long list of moral and social questions and sex is one of them. On the…

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Pretend you're a southern sheriff. Or Mae West. Or Donald Duck. Buy a western hat and walk around the house like a…

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In those of us who have the mysterious ability to amuse others, it is usually the case that even before we were…

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We must never forget that both good and evil flow from the Bible. It is therefore not above criticism.

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Impartial observers from other planets would consider ours an utterly bizarre enclave if it were populated by birds, defined as flying animals,…

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I was in sixth grade the first time I was required to speak in front of an audience. I had terrible stage…

— Steve Allen

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

— Steve Allen

Many comedians and comedy writers have shared the childhood experience of learning to joke to protect themselves from neighborhood bullies when challenge…

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Millions of Germans had absolute faith in Hitler. Millions of Russians had faith in Stalin. Millions of Chinese had faith in Mao.…

— Steve Allen

Laughter would appear to be a physical reflex, although even if it is, this still leaves unanswered the question of why the…

— Steve Allen

If there is a God, the phrase that must disgust him is - holy war.

— Steve Allen

The problem is that once the untrained mind has made a formal commitment to a religious philosophy - and it does not…

— Steve Allen

“Son of a bitch! You're Steve Allen!”

— Steve Allen

...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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“If you pray for rain long enough, it eventually does fall. If you pray for floodwaters to abate, they eventually do. The…

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Ours is a government of checks and balances. The Mafia and crooked businessmen make out checks, and the politicians and other compromised…

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I used to be a heavy gambler. But now I just make mental bets. That's how I lost my mind.

— Steve Allen