Steve Allen quote: "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."

The problem is that once the untrained mind has made a formal commitment to a religious philosophy -...
STEVE ALLEN

It's the most complete team they've had since they had Xavier Lee and Kenny Scott.
STEVE ALLEN

Other than chauffeuring, (our duties are) helping them find places to eat and helping them find nece...
STEVE ALLEN

What we want is a healthy canopy. If we go in there and say, 'Just plant a bunch of trees,' they'll ...
STEVE ALLEN

If you could make a car engine that was as efficient as one of these black hole engines you could ge...
STEVE ALLEN

The hair is real; it's the head that's fake
STEVE ALLEN

They wanted to do some inexpensive shopping at Wal-Mart.
STEVE ALLEN

Based on the facts we have, police reports here give us cause for concern that there's other victims...
STEVE ALLEN

Impartial observers from other planets would consider ours an utterly bizarre enclave if it were pop...
STEVE ALLEN

...we are entitled to make almost any reasonable assumption, but should resist making conclusions un...
STEVE ALLEN

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

Totalitarianism is patriotism institutionalized.
STEVE ALLEN

If the Old Testament were a reliable guide in the matter of capital punishment, half the people in t...
STEVE ALLEN

In a rational society we would want our presidents to be teachers. In our actual society we insist t...
STEVE ALLEN

Asthma doesn't seem to bother me any more unless I'm around cigars or dogs. The thing that w...
STEVE ALLEN

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

Ours is a government of checks and balances. The Mafia and crooked businessmen make out checks, and ...
STEVE ALLEN

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

Radio is the theater of the mind; television is the theater of the mindless
STEVE ALLEN

Once gas comes within a distance about a million times larger than the event horizon of the black ho...
STEVE ALLEN

If the Old Testament were a reliable guide in the matter of capital punishment, half the people in t...
STEVE ALLEN

One of the nice things about problems is that a good many of them do not exist except in our imagina...
STEVE ALLEN

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

I don't think there's any way Ten can lose it - they're too far in front.
STEVE ALLEN

SSME positions NC State as a worldwide leader in developing the skills that companies like IBM are l...
STEVE ALLEN

He has a wonderful upside because of his size and his athletic ability. He's a basketball player. He...
STEVE ALLEN

It's our belief the 8 year old was isolated in a tent with him during part of that time.
STEVE ALLEN

We expect that things are going to slow down, and that slowdown is going to be evident in two ways. ...
STEVE ALLEN

Eddie has inherited a growing mess but people don't seem to be responding to the problems.
STEVE ALLEN

It was pretty exciting,
STEVE ALLEN

I'm really happy with the play of Ian and Tommy. Tommy played really well in the cage for us today.
STEVE ALLEN

Unfortunately, many sex assaults occur because there's a breakdown in communication where people sta...
STEVE ALLEN

Why do we do it, ... Because we?re crazy.
STEVE ALLEN

(Previous teams) were much more self-sufficient. This (Russian) team came over here not expecting to...
STEVE ALLEN

We should be able to get more numbers out here to see this, because this is a big event.
STEVE ALLEN

He had to have been a lonely guy. He gave up his whole life for his career, ... When he was on the r...
STEVE ALLEN

The universe really is accelerating. By using Chandra to study galaxy clusters, we have obtained str...
STEVE ALLEN

The purpose of having an open mind is the same as having an open mouth, the object being eventually ...
STEVE ALLEN

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

I don't know that much about them other than the fact that they gave us a lot of trouble last year o...
STEVE ALLEN

So any increase on [gas costs] will affect our numbers.
STEVE ALLEN

Is it larger than a bread box?
STEVE ALLEN

I think it is hazy at the moment.
STEVE ALLEN

Nothing is better than the unintended humor of reality
STEVE ALLEN

Asthma doesn't seem to bother me any more unless I'm around cigars or dogs. The thing that would bot...
STEVE ALLEN

Humor is a social lubricant that helps us get over some of the bad spots.
STEVE ALLEN

When my mother passed away several years ago—well, wait a minute. Actually, she didn’t ‘pass a...
STEVE ALLEN

If My Friends Could See Me Now.
STEVE ALLEN

If you want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans.
WOODY ALLEN

Not to sound too much like Christopher Guest in 'Waiting for Guffman,' but on Thanksgiving y...
TED ALLEN

My whole problem is that all of my favorite things at Thanksgiving are the starches, and everyone is...
TED ALLEN

Women now have choices. They can be married, not married, have a job, not have a job, be married wit...
TIM ALLEN

I went in saying I wanted to be the food guy.
TED ALLEN

Because the show is popular, people do recognize us on the streets.
TED ALLEN

People who hardly ever cook at all, suddenly at the holidays, feel like it's their responsibilit...
TED ALLEN

I think what I do differently from a lot of TV chefs is that I break down barriers and make fine foo...
TED ALLEN

The best way to learn is live, in person, cooking, feeling, smelling and tasting, but TV is the seco...
TED ALLEN

In recent years, I've been writing because I'm fortunate enough to work in the world of food...
TED ALLEN

Sesame oil is probably my favorite condiment, period.
TED ALLEN

However, I was a restaurant critic at Chicago magazine before I worked at Esquire, and I've been...
TED ALLEN

For me, the kitchen is the most special room in the house. It's a place for adventure - not drud...
TED ALLEN

Cooking for people is an enormously significant expression of generosity and soulfulness, and entert...
TED ALLEN

Thom is one of those wonderful people to cook for because he absolutely loves it, just loves it. He ...
TED ALLEN

I like to have friends in the kitchen and make a big mess and use every pot in the kitchen.
TED ALLEN

I'm a home cook and love to read about food, but I'm not trained as a chef. I'm just rea...
TED ALLEN

To me, the kitchen is a place of adventure and entirely fun, not drudgery. I can't think of anyt...
TED ALLEN

My place in Chicago is a 105 year old house, but I really like contemporary spaces too, so it's ...
TED ALLEN

Believe me, I understand the need for easy and speedy. After a 12-hour day of shooting 'Chopped,...
TED ALLEN

One of the smartest things you can do on 'Chopped' is to take one of those ingredients and m...
TED ALLEN

Planning a dinner party in a way that you're actually capable of getting it done without panicki...
TED ALLEN

I had a little epiphany when I was a writer at 'Chicago' magazine. I sat down to dinner at t...
TED ALLEN

It's a 12-hour cooking class for me on the set of 'Chopped.' You'd think I'd get...
TED ALLEN

When the idea of 'Chopped' surfaced, it was originally meant to be taped at some guy's m...
TED ALLEN

I cook everything. I love Mediterranean cooking, I love Asian cooking. I do lots of Japanese noodles...
TED ALLEN

Without a good cultural policy, without adequate help, we will always have individualists, shooting ...
RALPH ALLEN

I paint according to the moment and the theme. I don't have any prejudice. Life concerns me.
RALPH ALLEN

People are predominant in my paintings. Although they are not obvious, you can feel their presence.
RALPH ALLEN

I worked three and then six hours a day in my studio with strict discipline and emotion. I obtained ...
RALPH ALLEN

At that time, the academic orientation was rather technical contrary to that of the university, wher...
RALPH ALLEN

The magic of creation has always fascinated me.
RALPH ALLEN

My first concern was to take care of my drawing. I did not have any knowledge in arts, especially Ha...
RALPH ALLEN

Comedy just pokes at problems, rarely confronts them squarely. Drama is like a plate of meat and pot...
WOODY ALLEN

I'm very proud of my gold pocket watch. My grandfather, on his deathbed, sold me this watch.
WOODY ALLEN

I don't want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it through not dying.
WOODY ALLEN

My luck is getting worse and worse. Last night, for instance, I was mugged by a quaker.
WOODY ALLEN

If you're not failing every now and again, it's a sign you're not doing anything very in...
WOODY ALLEN

I'm from a generation of fantastic actresses. It's a big pool of really wonderful actresses,...
KAREN ALLEN

People want to see a movie that casts a mature woman across from a mature man.
KAREN ALLEN

There's something so wonderful about being an actor in New York.
KAREN ALLEN

I feel as though I would be delighted to come back into working in the film world, and working in th...
KAREN ALLEN

If there are no other wonderful roles that come my way, I have a quite an interesting, dynamic life.
KAREN ALLEN

The secrecy thing has gotten to be more and more prevalent in films, and maybe that's good. It&#...
KAREN ALLEN

A lot of times when I've been offered film series and stuff, if they shoot in Los Angeles, I los...
KAREN ALLEN

I don't necessarily like being defined by my profession.
KAREN ALLEN

I find myself really feeling like it's possible that maybe the greater contribution I'm goin...
KAREN ALLEN

I said to myself, 'I've waited a long time in my life to have a child, and I'm missing i...
KAREN ALLEN

Let's just say I decided that while my son is young I don't want to do projects that would t...
KAREN ALLEN

As far as acting in films, there is not much out there that is very interesting to do. The ones that...
KAREN ALLEN

Eventually you love people - friends or lovers - because of their flaws.
KAREN ALLEN

I'm about as healthy as a person can be. I quit smoking seven or eight years ago.
KAREN ALLEN

My son was born somewhat late in my life and I just found myself really feeling like I didn't wa...
KAREN ALLEN

I've never done anything for money. My first love is things of limited commercial appeal. I coul...
KAREN ALLEN

I thought, I need to reinvent myself. I want every day of life to be wonderful, fascinating, interes...
KAREN ALLEN

I don't know if I've ever played a character who's close to me. There have been some ele...
KAREN ALLEN

Idleness does drive me crazy, but I'd rather read or write than do anything just to work. A kind...
KAREN ALLEN

I loved living and breathing theatre so much that I decided I had to find a way to bring my desire t...
KAREN ALLEN

I just felt like I had to create a life for myself where I was more independent.
KAREN ALLEN

You know, I don't really understand a suburban environment. I want to be out in the woods, I wan...
KAREN ALLEN

I've always done things the hard way. I was born like a piece of tangled yarn. The job is trying...
KAREN ALLEN

What if everything is an illusion and nothing exists? In that case, I definitely overpaid for my car...
WOODY ALLEN

What if nothing exists and we're all in somebody's dream?
WOODY ALLEN

If I have committed any culinary atrocities, please forgive me.
TED ALLEN

A man is not rightly conditioned until he is a happy, healthy, and prosperous being; and happiness, ...
JAMES ALLEN

There are worse things in life than death. Have you ever spent an evening with an insurance salesman...
WOODY ALLEN

So now is an opportunity for us to stand up and have a good, strong immigration policy to make sure ...
ALLEN WEST

Stem cell research holds out the promise of finding cures and treatments for a wide range of disease...
TOM ALLEN

No temptation can gravitate to a man unless there is that is his heart which is capable of respondin...
JAMES ALLEN

A man is literally what he thinks.
JAMES ALLEN

The man who sows wrong thoughts and deeds and prays that God will bless him is in the position of a ...
JAMES ALLEN

The law of harvest is to reap more than you sow. Sow an act, and you reap a habit. Sow a habit and y...
JAMES ALLEN

You can hide from the devil, but he'll always find you.
ALLEN IVERSON

The little platoon of the black community is the church. Our Christian faith is based on individual ...
ALLEN WEST

I don't want to just go to the playoffs, I don't want to go to the playoffs and win the firs...
ALLEN IVERSON

There's a lot of bitterness, there's a lot of anger out there. We all have to work hard to h...
ALLEN BOYD

The three theater peeps I would love to dine with are Mel Brooks, because he is so funny; Stephen So...
NANCY ALLEN

God is silent. Now if only man would shut up.
WOODY ALLEN

Michael Ralph brilliantly plays the street prophet, a West Indian who foreshadows the Harlem riot.
DEBBIE ALLEN

I don't want to achieve immortality through my work. . . I want to achieve it through not dying.
WOODY ALLEN

The weight of the world is love. Under the burden of solitude, under the burden of dissatisfaction.
ALLEN GINSBERG

Nobody saves America by sniffing cocaine. Jiggling your knees blankeyed in the rain, when it snows i...
ALLEN GINSBERG

I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked, dragging them...
ALLEN GINSBERG

Whoever controls the media, the images, controls the culture.
ALLEN GINSBERG

Trust free people and free enterprise as opposed to meddling, burdensome government.
GEORGE ALLEN

In my experience, it's all wonderful with girls until about 16. Around that time, boys kind of c...
TIM ALLEN

Every year, thousands of Californians flee that populous paradise for tax-eased small government oas...
ALLEN WEST

The lion and the calf shall lie down together but the calf won't get much sleep.
WOODY ALLEN

From 1971 onwards, the Memorial Day holiday was officially observed on the last Monday in May and be...
ALLEN WEST

The argument on the other side of special rights is completely bogus. It's bogus because you cou...
TOM ALLEN

I've experienced (more times than I like to admit) avoiding slightly uncomfortable conversations wit...
DAVID ALLEN

I need milk' and 'I need to decide whether to buy this company' both tie up space in psychic RAM. Th...
DAVID ALLEN

The base salaries for all management employees are being reviewed with those below market to be adju...
DAVID ALLEN

By printing cases on-line, these printers provide a dependable means to substantially reduce packagi...
DAVID ALLEN

This partnership of resources is a positive for our customers and farmers.
DAVID ALLEN

There's a subtle but critical difference between something that is long term and something in the ca...
DAVID ALLEN

We're still waiting to hear what resources are needed.
DAVID ALLEN

We were playing hardball and almost twisting their arm.
DAVID ALLEN

I think it's just something to mislead the jury. And I don't think there's a problem anyway, because...
DAVID ALLEN

The difference between sex and death is that with death you can do it alone and no one is going to m...
WOODY ALLEN

There is a theory which states that if ever anybody discovers exactly what the Universe is for and w...
WOODY ALLEN

I think all of those things, but certainly the booze really brought out the really unreasonable side...
RICK ALLEN

Sex is nature's way of saying 'Hi!'
WOODY ALLEN

Sex is like air; it's not important unless you aren't getting any
WOODY ALLEN

sex is simple, love stings afterwards.
WOODY ALLEN

If it wasn't for dogs, some people would never go for a walk.
WOODY ALLEN

Polanski's 'Chinatown' is a film that I have purposefully and consciously imitated, but ...
ALLEN COULTER

I like to get home, flop on the couch, and watch Sky Sports News. I'm just your average bloke.
ALFIE ALLEN

Fifty-four forty, or fight.
WILLIAM ALLEN

You don't want to hear about how much money I donate to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America or t...
ALLEN IVERSON

Quite simply, federal laws already on the books aimed at stopping the flow of illegal immigration mu...
ALLEN WEST

We had to match their physicality. They [officials] let everything go.
ADAM ALLEN

You've got to put it out of your mind.
ADAM ALLEN

I've never done this before. This is the best feeling in the world.
ADAM ALLEN

We want to show how the university feels and show how the students feel and see how much of that is ...
ADAM ALLEN

I know that a lot of gay people feel like if you're openly gay, by doing so you're sacrificing being...
ADAM ALLEN

We knew the way they (Cougars) played, they were going to let us back in the game. We just kept batt...
ADAM ALLEN

We knew the way (the Cougars) played they were going to let us back in the game. We just kept battli...
ADAM ALLEN

I got a little present. I'm just glad we got the win. It's a big deal in Milton. We have great fans,...
ADAM ALLEN

They tried to make other people beat them, which we did.
ADAM ALLEN

That's probably the most disciplined team I've ever seen in high school basketball. All the teams in...
ADAM ALLEN

I took a test in Existentialism. I left all the answers blank and got 100.
WOODY ALLEN

I don't want to own anything that won't fit into my coffin.
FRED ALLEN

Her hat is a creation that will never go out of style; it will just look ridiculous year after year.
FRED ALLEN

Where were you fellows when the paper was blank?
FRED ALLEN

A telescope will magnify a star a thousand times, but a good press agent can do even better.
FRED ALLEN

An actor's popularity is fleeting. His success has the life expectancy of a small boy who is about t...
FRED ALLEN

I'd rather have a full bottle in front of me than a full frontal lobotomy.
FRED ALLEN

All television is children's television.
FRED ALLEN

If you took all the sincerity in Hollywood and put it in the navel of a fruit fly, you'd still have ...
FRED ALLEN

I love deadlines. I especially like the whooshing sound they make as they go flying by.
FRED ALLEN

I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me.
FRED ALLEN

When you get through all the phony tinsel of Hollywood, you find the genuine tinsel underneath.
FRED ALLEN

A committee is a group of people who individually can do nothing, but as a group decide nothing can ...
FRED ALLEN

You hit road blocks in life, but I'm living proof that you can overcome those road blocks and be...
ALLEN IVERSON

I don't think people think about Zook anymore at Florida. He's just a memory there now.
ALLEN WALLACE

If he (Schilling) goes to Washington that will be a giant positive for them in many different ways.
ALLEN WALLACE

A player makes a name for himself and then causes younger players to look and see what can be accomp...
ALLEN WALLACE

If you win the mythical recruiting title, it shows you're focused, you've got momentum and that you'...
ALLEN WALLACE

They [Stoops and Carroll] have a unique ability to plan for the short term and the long term at the ...
ALLEN WALLACE

It's always harder to stay at the top. Soon they're going to find out what it's like to try to recru...
ALLEN WALLACE

You don't see Penn State hanging on in the latter stages of these recruiting races for difference ma...
ALLEN WALLACE

I think it's case of Penn State not focusing on the right kids. You don't see them often bringing in...
ALLEN WALLACE

They have the stature now where they can appeal to anyone, anyplace.
ALLEN WALLACE

What we are seeking is for the federal government to pick up the gap, ... The amount that they offer...
ALLEN WALKER

I'm attached to my sailors. I'm not attached to my ship. (As) long as I bring my sailors back home t...
ALLEN WALKER

If I had my druthers, we would have been finished with this months ago,
ALLEN WALKER

I like living in a smaller town better than I do the city. People in Memphis are spread out doing th...
ALLEN WALKER

We lost everything in the house as far as the house goes. Didn't have no insurance on none of it.
ALLEN WALKER

It finally seems to be the right time. We seem to have an increased interest in nursing in our stude...
ALLEN WALKER

A lot of the romance of the West is in here.
ALLEN TUCKER

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.

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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.

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