Radio is the theater of the mind; television is the theater of the mindless

Quote by Steve Allen

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Totalitarianism is patriotism institutionalized.

Totalitarianism is patriotism institutionalized.

Dark energy is perhaps the biggest mystery in physics.

Dark energy is perhaps the biggest mystery in physics.

In a rational society we would want our presidents to be teachers. In our actual...

In a rational society we would want our presidents to be teachers. In our actual...

Nothing is better than the unintended humor of reality.

Nothing is better than the unintended humor of reality.

Ours is a government of checks and balances. The Mafia and crooked businessmen make out...

Ours is a government of checks and balances. The Mafia and crooked businessmen make out...

If the Old Testament were a reliable guide in the matter of capital punishment, half...

If the Old Testament were a reliable guide in the matter of capital punishment, half...

I used to be a heavy gambler. But now I just make mental bets. That's...

I used to be a heavy gambler. But now I just make mental bets. That's...

If there is a God, the phrase that must disgust him is - holy war.

If there is a God, the phrase that must disgust him is - holy war.

One of the nice things about problems is that a good many of them do...

One of the nice things about problems is that a good many of them do...

The hair is real - it's the head that's a fake.

The hair is real - it's the head that's a fake.

In a rational society we would want our presidents to be teachers. In our actual...

In a rational society we would want our presidents to be teachers. In our actual...

Asthma doesn't seem to bother me any more unless I'm around cigars or dogs. The...

Asthma doesn't seem to bother me any more unless I'm around cigars or dogs. The...

Humor is a social lubricant that helps us get over some of the bad spots.

Humor is a social lubricant that helps us get over some of the bad spots.

The problem is that once the untrained mind has made a formal commitment to a...

The problem is that once the untrained mind has made a formal commitment to a...

I don't think the human mind can comprehend the past and the future. They are...

I don't think the human mind can comprehend the past and the future. They are...

Through loyalty to the past, our mind refuses to realize that tomorrow's joy is possible...

Through loyalty to the past, our mind refuses to realize that tomorrow's joy is possible...

A mind too active is no mind at all

A mind too active is no mind at all

Mind your driving.

Mind your driving.

Minds, like bodies, will often fall into a pimpled, ill-conditioned state from mere excess of...

Minds, like bodies, will often fall into a pimpled, ill-conditioned state from mere excess of...

The mind feels the strain only when the heart begins to pain with the stress...

The mind feels the strain only when the heart begins to pain with the stress...

No problem is too big to run away from.

No problem is too big to run away from.

The heart has reasons that reason cannot know.

The heart has reasons that reason cannot know.