A.A. Allen Quotes

I do not believe that Congress or the Administration should prohibit the medical community from pursuing a promising avenue of research that may improve the lives of millions of Americans.

I think women like Ferraris. A Ferrari is everybody's car.

A Bush Administration will, I believe, enjoy a better relationship with the new Congress, although President-elect Bush will be faced with real challenges in getting along with the Congress.

Success is what you do with your ability. It's how you use your talent.

There wasn't a lot of discipline in my life, and I hated it being imposed on me at school.

Contrast of emotions is definitely something interesting that you like to do as an actor.

I'm so computer illiterate, I barely know how to send an e-mail. I mean, I have a laptop and Gmail, but I don't really look at it much.

I actually love pressure. I loved playing sport at school in front of a crowd; I love being on stage in front of a big audience. I buzz off that.

What I've been noticing is people coming up to me and going, 'Are you an actor?' which is cool. That's ultimately what I want.

It's often said that leadership is the art of getting people to do what you want, and making them think it's what they want. This captures a lot of what Abraham Lincoln did.

No one loves an archive better than I do. I can smell a good one half-a-block away - all that brittle papyrus dust is music to my nostrils.

Stephen A.Douglas was a risk-taker by temperament; I expect that Lincoln - Douglas debates represented another risk he just couldn't resist. He lived to regret it.

The whole business of smoking is like forcing yourself to wear tight shoes just to get the pleasure of taking them off.

I like old people falling over, that's what makes me laugh.

I was quite pleased that Prince Philip didn't say anything like, I hate queers! He was quite well behaved.

I haven't really got much get up and go. I can't believe I'm on the telly. I'm so lazy.

Honestly, I just like to make movies. The funnier the better.

I love jokes that come out of nowhere. The ones where people look at the screen and go, What the Hell was that. As long as it somehow ties back into the story, somehow.

Always be prepared; always work hard and take pride in your work no matter what it is. I still follow that advice and have already tried to pass it on to my children. They, of course, ignored me.

I love IMDb. I love that people all over the country get that into it. When I was a kid, you literally had to go to the theater and stare at the poster to see who the hell was involved.

We are all consumers of wildlife. We may not realize it but there's probably something in your home or something you own that came from wildlife.

There's a good deal of ivory being sold that claims to be antique ivory. In fact, we've seen evidence that there are fake antiques being carved in countries like China.

People ought to shop smart and really think about what they are buying.

You can stand on a stage in New York City and make very strong statements, but now everyone has to be held accountable equally.

I usually like to keep to myself, but others can tell if I'm upset because I'm keeping to myself.

I like to remember what I have to be thankful for. When it gets bad, I usually list them out loud to my wife and myself. Helps me maintain a balanced perspective.

Don't take things for granted.

As far as we know, as a species, the only reason we were put on this planet is to help continue life.

Keep spreading the love, world. But don't get greedy and overpopulate the planet.

Love is my family and friends. That close-knit circle that sticks by you through the years and through it all.

Try to keep an open mind.

Mind is shapely, Art is shapely.

Others can measure their visions by what we see.

What is obscenity? And to whom?

The Jews always complained, kvetching about false gods, and erected the biggest false God, Jehovah, in middle of western civilization.

Tell your secrets. [In reply to the question "How does one become a prophet?"]

I want to be a saint, a real saint while I am young, for there is so much work to do.

Subject is known by what she sees.

You can't photograph everything.

Who can live with this Consciousness and not wake frightened at sunrise?

I heard you asking questions of each: Who killed the pork chops? What price bananas? Are you my Angel?

he threw up his hands and wrote the Universe dont exist and died to prove it

It's time we did something to assert ourselves. After all, we do comprise 10% of the population.

who burned cigarette holes in their arms protesting the narcotic tobacco haze of Capitalism

If you want to make order, put your own heart in order, and, having put one's heart in order, one can regulate the family order.

The desire to have power dissolves. The desire to dominate people for love dissolves. On the other hand, it's a relief to realize you can let go.

Presumably, if you see spirit at the moment it gained access, then it'll be dropped.

We are all exposed to the flash bulb of death.

This is the one and only firmament; therefore it is the absolute world. There is no other world. The circle is complete. I am living in Eternity. The ways of this world are the ways of Heaven.

America, how can I write a holy litany in your silly mood?