A.A. Allen Quotes

To do what others cannot do is talent. To do what talent cannot do is genius.

Idealization of a group is a natural consequence of separation from the group; in other words, it is a by-product of alienation.

Being wealthy when no one else is, is like being the only one at the party with a drink.

You can squint and see something else, or something will come forward in the paint. You'll always see something else.

Sometimes I think of writing as becoming this antenna that picks up the vibrations all around me in order to find out how and where next I'll be steered.

But separate a man from his car - that's inhuman.

I'm one of these guys that just spoils the environment. I like ATVs and snowmobiles. I have a motorcycle up there, and I like cruising through the hills.

It's easy to choose doing what you love when there are people out there supporting you.

When I retired out of the military, I registered myself as a Republican because my views and perspectives were more in line with that party.

My first concern was to take care of my drawing. I did not have any knowledge in arts, especially Haitian arts, apart from the paintings I saw in my father's office.

I try not to listen to a lot of music when I'm starting the recording process, because it can be so subtly influential.

When somebody tells you they're not very smart, they're saying exactly the opposite.

I'll say this: Google is the best 9-5 anyone could ever get. Awesome environment, I loved my time there, but I grew up with my dream to pursue music full time.

One of our gravest concerns is the entry of a nuclear device or materials into the U.S.

I never want a fan to come and hear what they hear on their iPod, its about creating a unqiue and awesome experience.

It would be far easier to lose weight permanently if replacement parts weren't so handy in the refrigerator.

While awaiting sentencing, I decided to give stand-up comedy a shot. The judge had suggested I get my act together, and I took him seriously.

Dogs will eat till they die. Cats will leave food in the dish, incomprehensible to a dog.

If you [want to] change something, come talk to me. It's the easiest solution.

Jill : What causes sibling rivalry? Tim : Having more than one kid!

You don't know what people are really like until they're under a lot of stress.

Men often do things for women that they don't want to do, so that women will do things for men that they don't want to do.

Can we take a direct flight back to reality or do we have to change planes in Denver?

A committee is a group of people who individually can do nothing, but who, as a group, can meet and decide that nothing can be done.

...if ever the sun rises upon Barbecue, its flavor vanishes like Cinderella's silks, and it becomes cold baked beef - staler in the chill dawn than illicit love.

For each episode the five of us are all wearing clothes by the same designer. It's a different designer for each episode, but for each one we're all wearing their clothes.

Sesame oil is probably my favorite condiment, period.

The automobile is technologically more sophisticated than the bundling board, but the human motives in their uses are sometimes the same.

Not to sound too much like Christopher Guest in 'Waiting for Guffman,' but on Thanksgiving you're putting on a show!

The pillars of classical liberalism call for flat taxes, with revenues put to limited uses; strong property rights; and free markets.

I'm in a loft and the kitchen is in the very center of the apartment. The whole place revolves around it.

The idea of reasoning with terrorists without force or with appeasement is naive, and I think it's dangerous

Thom is one of those wonderful people to cook for because he absolutely loves it, just loves it. He loves to eat and drink and he'd be a great guest at any dinner party.

The circumstances which a man encounters with suffering are the result of his own mental inharmony.

The New Deal is inconsistent with the principles of limited government and with the constitutional provisions designed to secure that end.

To be a winner of that, and to fall in the long line of traditional great backs at USC, to have your name in perpetuity, the fact that your parents are like icons... that's the greatest thing.

Right now everyone is drinking bad wine made of sour grapes and hysteria. Let them drink it, and let them regret it in the morning.

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

Everyone just needs to stop fighting and have a cookie.

If you’re at zero backlog, it’s a whole lot easier to change priorities.

Just the same way I'd say a prayer before going onstage, taking that even further and using the drum to inspire people. And using that as a vehicle for the intention.

Once I start reading something, I can't stop. I obsessively read, which is a problem with long books!

But there is something to the fact that we don't see games on the West Coast, or we don't see games on the East Coast, and stuff like that. It's so unfair, because there is a bias that takes place.

I really don't feel any strong allegiance to any country.

My uncle is a Southern planter. He's an undertaker in Alabama.

You can hardly judge women's effect on politics merely from the action of individual women officeholders.

Have you ever sabotaged yourself? Ever come close to victory only to slide back into the jaws of defeat? When you are fighting yourself, you can't win.

Say yes to your self. Say no to your anti-self.

You're a chip shot away from everything you've ever wanted.

The better your attitude and the harder you work, the luckier you get.