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Steve Allen Quotes

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

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: entertainer
Nationality: american
Birth: December 26, 1921 - October 30, 2000

Topics

Society Want Teachers Rational Would

I missed out on my teenage years. I led a sheltered life. I was practicing scales instead of playing football.

Life Football Missed Years Out Led

All actors have to change their name.

President-elect Donald Trump says he's looking for a simple plan for defeating ISIS within his first 30 days of taking office. But even as ISIS has suffered setbacks in Iraq and Syria, its violent ideology continues to spread.

Simple Looking Plan Donald Trump

If you wait for customers to tell you that you need to do something, you're too late. Good business leaders should be half a step ahead of what customers want, i.e. they don't actually quite know they want it. That's what innovation's about. With Plan A, we didn't wait for the consumers to tell us.

Good Business Innovation Step Wait

People can hold any opinion that they want on any subject that they choose. Just don't proactively lie to people. It's a simple request, really, and one that we don't hear nearly enough.

Simple Lie People Opinion Choose

No animal on the face of the earth could conceive of taxation. You and I work roughly six months a year to pay our local, state and federal taxes. If nothing else, this should convince you that animals are smarter than people.

Work Animal People Face Year You

I've been on both sides; I've interviewed people, and I do an okay job, I guess. But it's awful. Because you feel like you have to defend your life, which is such an interesting concept. It's not an easy process to sit down and talk about, 'What's your motivation?' Because as I'm answering, I'm working it out for myself at the same time.

Life Time Myself Job People Process

I want a regular pay cheque.

Want Pay Cheque Regular

Everyone loves Disney, it just has a special place in everyone's heart.

Heart Place Special Everyone Just

I often look ridiculous in Japan. There's really no way to eat in Japan, particularly kaiseki in a traditional ryokan, without offending the Japanese horribly. Every gesture, every movement is just so atrociously wrong, and the more I try, the more hilarious it is.

Anthony Bourdain

Look Wrong Ridiculous Way Movement

I was really into Britney Spears when I was little.

Little Really Britney Spears Spears

Success in M&As comes with executing with vigour along with the obvious right choices that you got to make.

Success Choices You Right Obvious

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