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All Steve Allen Quotes
I used to be a heavy gambler. But now I just make mental bets. That's how I lost my mind.
Steve Allen
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One of the nice things about problems is that a good many of them do not exist except in our imaginations.
Steve Allen
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Asthma doesn't seem to bother me any more unless I'm around cigars or dogs. The thing that would bother me most would be a dog smoking a cigar.
Steve Allen
54% of people like this quote
If there is a God, the phrase that must disgust him is - holy war.
Steve Allen
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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 officials improve their bank balances.
Steve Allen
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Humor is a social lubricant that helps us get over some of the bad spots.
Steve Allen
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If the Old Testament were a reliable guide in the matter of capital punishment, half the people in the United States would have to be killed tomorrow.
Steve Allen
48% of people like this quote
In a rational society we would want our presidents to be teachers. In our actual society we insist they be cheerleaders.
Steve Allen
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