Steve Allen's Quotes
Born: 1921-12-26
Profession: Entertainer
Nation: American
Biography of Steve Allen
I used to be a heavy gambler. But now I just make mental bets. That's how I lost my mind.
Tags: Lost, Mind, UsedAsthma 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.
Tags: Dog, Seem, SmokingOurs 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.
Tags: Government, Improve, MafiaTotalitarianism is patriotism institutionalized.
Tags: PatriotismIn a rational society we would want our presidents to be teachers. In our actual society we insist they be cheerleaders.
Tags: Rational, Society, TeachersOne of the nice things about problems is that a good many of them do not exist except in our imaginations.
Tags: Good, Nice, ProblemsIf 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.
Tags: Matter, Old, Tomorrow