Average Quote 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.

— Steve Allen

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

— Steve Allen

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

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

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

Everybody is somewhere.

— Steve Allen

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

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

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

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

— Steve Allen

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