Steve Allen Quotes

There are hundreds of millions who believe the Messiah has come. If he did, then it is unfortunately the case that his heroic sacrifice and death have had no effect whatsoever on the very problem his coming might have been expected to address, for history demonstrates, beyond question, that we Christians have been just as dangerous, singly and en masse, as non-Christians.

There is not the slightest question but that the God of the Old Testament is a jealous, vengeful God, inflicting not only on the sinful pagans but even on his Chosen People fire, lightning, hideous plagues and diseases, brimstone, and other curses.

One social evil for which the New Testament is clearly in part responsible is anti-Semitism.

Without laughter life on our planet would be intolerable. So important is laughter to us that humanity highly rewards members of one of the most unusual professions on earth, those who make a living by inducing laughter in others. This is very strange if you stop to think of it: that otherwise sane and responsible citizens should devote their professional energies to causing others to make sharp, explosive barking-like exhalations.

Religious believers of the world, you are free to continue to debate the simple, narrow question that divides you from atheists, but you have no right, in so doing, to treat the Humanists of the world with contempt. You owe them a deep debt of gratitude, for not only have they shed much light on a naturally dark world but they have very probably helped civilize your own specific religion.

It is not hardness of heart or evil passions that drive certain individuals to atheism, but rather a scrupulous intellectual honesty.

Sports fans, I have the final score for you on the big game between Harvard and William & Mary. It is: Harvard 14, William 12, Mary 6.

Get this to Grand Central Station as quick as you can!

This is The Tonight Show. I can't tell you too much about it, other than the fact that this program is going to go on forever.

Por supuesto que nos haremos daño, pero esta es la condición misma de la existencia. Para convertirse en primavera, primero hay que ser invierno. Para llegar a ser presencia, primero hay que ser ausencia. ANTOINE DE SAINT EXUPERY, AUTOR

Stephen Covey dijo “Muchos de nosotros no escuchamos con la intención de entender, escuchamos con la intención de responder”. Aprende a escuchar.

Todo establecimiento de un objetivo debe verse inmediatamente seguido por el desarrollo de un plan,

Lo que es precioso nunca muere, sólo pasa a otro tipo de belleza: se convierte en polvo de estrellas o espuma de mar, o en una flor, o nubes en el cielo. THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH, EDITOR

Puedes llevar un caballo al agua, pero no lo puedes obligar a beber”. Sin embargo, le puedes causar sed.

La importancia de las creencias radica en que la mayoría de tus recuerdos fueron fabricados por tu mente para ajustarse a lo que piensas que sucedió.