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During the Samuel Johnson days they had big men enjoying small talk; today we have small men enjoying big talk. ↗

— Fred Allen

#days #during #enjoying #had #johnson

Radio is a bag of mediocrity where little men with carbon minds wallow in sluice of their own making. ↗

— Fred Allen

#carbon #little #little men #making #mediocrity

The advertising world had space men in it before spacemen existed. ↗

— Fred Allen

#before #existed #had #men #space

Man is made or unmade by himself. By the right choice he ascends. As a being of power, intelligence, and love, and the lord of his own thoughts, he holds the key to every situation. ↗

— James Allen

#being #choice #every #himself #his

A man is not rightly conditioned until he is a happy, healthy, and prosperous being; and happiness, health, and prosperity are the result of a harmonious adjustment of the inner with the outer of the man with his surroundings. ↗

— James Allen

#being #conditioned #happiness #happy #harmonious

I have more freedom when I write fiction, but my memoirs have had a much stronger impact on my readers. Somehow the 'message,' even if I am not even aware that there is one, is conveyed better in this form. ↗

— Isabel Allende

#aware #better #conveyed #even #fiction

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. ↗

— Tom Allen

#avenue #believe #community #congress #i

Idleness does drive me crazy, but I'd rather read or write than do anything just to work. A kind of respect has been instilled in me for acting: I love it too much to ever have a bad relationship with it. ↗

— Karen Allen

#anything #bad #been #crazy #does

I just felt like I had to create a life for myself where I was more independent. ↗

— Karen Allen

#felt #had #i #independent #just

But Barry, to me, is head and shoulders above everybody. ↗

— Marcus Allen

#barry #everybody #head #me #shoulders