A.A. Allen Quotes

If I had a soul I sold it for pretty words If I had a body I used it up spurting my essence Allen Ginsberg warns you dont follow my path to extinction

Only the middle-aged have all their five senses in the keeping of their wits.

I have to work hard to be punctual, to not lose my temper, take direction and be told what to do - and most of all listen rather than talk.

Liberal progressivism evolved after our Constitution. It has repeatedly failed all over the world so why do we think it could be successful here in the United States of America?

Brains, integrity, and force may be all very well, but what you need today is Charm. Go ahead and work on your economic programs if you want to, I'll develop my radio personality.

My fans are the only people who will be with me forever, all else comes and goes.

Every politician must be able to keep both feet on the fence with his ear to the ground.

It's foolish to bet on a horse without talking to him first. I know it seems silly to ask a horse who's going to win a race - but it's no sillier than asking anyone else.

Playing golf is like going to a strip joint. After 18 holes you are tired and most of your balls are missing.

And do respect the women of the world; remember you all had mothers.

Football is one-third offense, one-third defense, and one-third special teams.

Visions! omens! hallucinations! miracles! ecstasies! gone down the American river! Dreams! adorations! illumnations! religions! the whole boatload of sensitive bullshit!

Happiness is mental harmony; unhappiness is mental inharmony.

What a person thinks about determines what he is.

Therefore with idle hands and head I sit In late December before the fire's daze Punished by crimes of which I would be quit.

Laughter, and the broader category of humor, are key elements in helping us go on with our life after a loss.

Sorry, I don't eat any fast food. I believe in eating healthy organic foods for a better lifestyle.

Each new generation is a fresh invasion of savages.

Snow flurries began to fall and they swirled around people's legs like house cats. It was magical, this snow globe world.

No matter what has happened, you too have the power to enjoy yourself.

The great secret about goals and visions is not the future they describe but the change in the present they engender.

It was like the way you wanted sunshine on Saturdays, or pancakes for breakfast. They just made you feel good.

I think Heaven will be like a first kiss.

Thus, the Archivist must display at all times scrupulous independence and a devotion to the laws and principles which govern the responsibilities of the office.

I have just returned from Boston. It is the only thing to do if you find yourself up there.

Conservatives understand that the power that binds our republic together is fierce independence held high on the shoulders of compassion.

Take your message of equality of achievement, take your message of economic dependency, take your message of enslaving the entrepreneurial will and spirit of the American people somewhere else.

The advertising world had space men in it before spacemen existed.

If the human race wants to go to hell in a basket, technology can help it get there by jet.

When we truly need to do is often what we most feel like avoiding.

Life, in my estimation, is a biological misadventure that we terminate on the shoulders of six strange men whose only objective is to make a hole in one with you.

In marriage, compromise nurtures the relationship.

This awareness instills a fierce desire to protect that heritage and - in doing so - to educate Americans in the meaning and importance of our pivotal documents.

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

But in our age the appeal to authority is weak, and I am of my age.

I must confess, when I see anyone with an Obama 2012 bumper sticker, I recognize them as a threat to the gene pool.

The single most important thing in coaching is turning out educated kids who are ready for society.

When it comes to helping out, I don't believe in doing it for the media attention. My goal is to support the organizations that need help.

When did 'Ask not what your country can do for you' become 'Ask only what your country will give you'?

I was happy in Dublin because it is very cosmopolitan.

Each generation must recreate liberty for its own times.

Some people say that practice makes perfect but I just feel that the repetition works against me and I start thinking too far ahead during a show.

I worked three and then six hours a day in my studio with strict discipline and emotion. I obtained awards usually granted to other foreigners during the end-of-year admission tests.

At that time, the academic orientation was rather technical contrary to that of the university, where art theory is very important. The teachers were renowned artists and among the best of that time.

I support transitioning from the progressive tax to a flat tax system - both individual and corporate/business.

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

The best museums and museum exhibits about science or technology give you the feeling that, hey, this is interesting, but maybe I could do something here, too.

The nature of the Catilinarian conspiracy was bad and bloody.

And, unlike the earlier bombing on the World Trade Center, a major landmark and symbol of the strength of the financial world was, not just damaged but, totally destroyed.

You have had indeed a fair trial. It is a shocking thing when a judge of your high office is shown to have betrayed the truth and his honor, and I sentence you to the penitentiary.