A.A. Allen Quotes

The ego is like a kid in the basement: It's best to keep him busy.

I'm sad for adults who want to be children. And children who want to be adults.

My dad's death reminds me of earthquakes - things that shake your foundation.

I love women. I actually prefer girls, as a parent, because they disappoint at a different age. They go through that, "Dad's an idiot," which lasted a little longer than I'd like.

I have irrational fears, and they all go back to losing my father as a kid. I've never gotten over it.

I used to live an isolated existence, even in relationships, but now my family knows me for who I really am. Mostly, that's a good thing.

If it doesn't say Binford on it, somebody else probably made it.

I don't understand why it has to be either - or - either socialism or democracy. Why can't we combine things to get the best of each system?

Nothing's as easy as it is on a sitcom. Issues that we take care of in 20 minutes on the show can stretch out over years in real families.

A car crossed two lanes of traffic, flipped, and landed on my dad's car. I don't blame cars. My dad loved cars. I don't have many memories of my dad. The love of cars is all I have of him, really.

Before Kady was born, I didn't think having a kid would be such a big deal. My attitude was simple: Babies are nice, play with them, put them in the closet until the next time.

Pere Noel. Babbo Natale. Pelznickel. Topo Gigio

I wonder if to stare into the face of God will drive me crazy. (I wonder who would blink first.)

I do a lot of family shows.

For years, I just did not like this idea of God, church.

Comedy is the ultimate anarchist.

President Bush's mercury rule is a gift to the big energy companies that helped put him in office

The mercury rule writers also ignored mercury's special qualities

Mercury pollution from power plants is a national problem that requires a national response

They don't have special rights because we have civil rights laws that protect them. The laws work both ways.

The argument on the other side of special rights is completely bogus. It's bogus because you could make exactly the same claim about racial or ethnic or religious minorities.

Winter in #‎ Maine is a time of alternating rest and frenzied activity.

Maine's long and cold winters may help keep our State's population low, but our harsh climate also accounts for what is unique and valuable about our land and our people

By giving every American access to quality, affordable health care, they will create a more competitive, a stronger and more secure America!

I am confident that the British people will not be intimidated by terrorism.

Health care costs blunt the competitive edge of American entrepreneurs, from the auto industry to internet start-ups.

I think we have a moral obligation to our children that can be easily summarized: number one, protect them from harm.

We are spending $1 billion a week in Iraq.

But like the rest of the country, Maine has reached an impasse, for most of the mercury that fouls our skies, waters and land comes from outside our borders.

Yet, much of what lies beneath the ocean's surface remains a mystery, and our nation continues to rely on a confused, antiquated system of ocean governance.

It is doubtful that the government knows much more than the public does about how government [Economic] policies will work.

Life doesn't imitate art, it imitates bad television.

If you want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans.

My one regret in life is that I am not someone else.

Life is full of misery, loneliness, and suffering - and it's all over much too soon.

You rely too much on brain. The brain is the most overrated organ.

Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons.

All people know the same truth. Our lives consist of how we choose to distort it.

Honey! Bring down a copy of my will - and an eraser!

To you, I'm an atheist.To God, I'm the loyal opposition.

God is silent. Now if only man would shut up.

I just can't listen to any more Wagner, you know...I'm starting to get the urge to conquer Poland.

I took a test in Existentialism. I left all the answers blank and got 100.

I did not marry the first girl that I fell in love with, because there was a tremendous religious conflict, at the time. She was an atheist, and I was an agnostic.

Photons have mass? I didn’t even know they were Catholic.

If Jesus came back and saw what was being done in his name, he'd never stop throwing up.

My brain? That's my second favorite organ.

I hate reality but it's still the best place to get a good steak.

How can I believe in God when just last week I got my tongue caught in the roller of an electric typewriter?

If God exists, I hope he has a good excuse.