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1 " When my mother passed away several years ago—well, wait a minute. Actually, she didn’t ‘pass away.’ She died. Something about that verb, ‘to pass away’ always sounds to me as if someone just drifted through the wallpaper. No, my mother did not pass away. She definitely died. "
― Steve Allen , How to Be Funny
2 " In a rational society we would want our presidents to be teachers. In our actual society we insist they be cheerleaders. "
― Steve Allen
3 " 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. "
4 " Humor is a social lubricant that helps us get over some of the bad spots. "
5 " If you pray for rain long enough, it eventually does fall. If you pray for floodwaters to abate, they eventually do. The same happens in the absence of prayers. "
6 " I do not understand those who take little or no interest in the subject of religion. If religion embodies a truth, it is certainly the most important truth of human existence. If it is largely error, then it is one of monumentally tragic proportions—and should be vigorously opposed. "
7 " Totalitarianism is patriotism institutionalized. "
8 " Son of a bitch! You're Steve Allen! "
― Steve Allen , The Talk Show Murders (Steve Allen Mystery, #1)
9 " El consejo es lo que pedimos cuando ya sabemos la respuesta, pero desearíamos no saberla. ERICA JONG MANN, ESCRITORA "
― Steve Allen , Inspiración diaria - Un año de sabiduría diaria de grandes pensadores, empresarios, escritores, humoristas y más: 365 citas de inspiración, motivación y felicidad
10 " La mente del principiante tiene muchas posibilidades, la del experto sólo unas pocas. SHUNRYU SUZUKI, MAESTRO ZEN "
11 " Siempre que ves a una persona exitosa, sólo ves las glorias públicas, nunca los sacrificios privados para alcanzarlas. VAIBHAV SHAH, POETA "
12 " The secret to my success, is that I'm just too dumb to know that I can't do it. "
13 " No consultes tus miedos, sino tus esperanzas y tus sueños. No pienses en tus frustraciones, sino en tus potencialidades insatisfechas. Preocúpate no con lo que intentaste y fallaste, sino con lo que todavía es posible que hagas. PAPA JUAN XXIII, RELIGIOSO "
14 " Hay dos tipos de personas que te van a decir que tú no puedes lograrlo: aquellos que tienen miedo de intentarlo y aquellos que tienen miedo que tengas éxito. RAY GOFORTH, ESCRITOR "
15 " Hay momentos en los que desearía poder hacer retroceder el reloj y quitar toda la tristeza, pero tengo la sensación de que si lo hiciera, la alegría se habría ido también. NICHOLAS SPARKS, ESCRITOR "
16 " I used to be a heavy gambler. But now I just make mental bets. That's how I lost my mind. "
17 " Ideas have consequences, and totally erroneous ideas are likely to have destructive consequences. "
