The human spirit needs to accomplish, to achieve, to triumph to be happy.
BEN STEINIt is so great to sleep in safe, glorious, beautiful America. I just cannot get over it.
More Ben Stein Quotes
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Men and women succeed because they find a field of endeavor that matches their interests and abilities.
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If there’s a recession, I’d buy stocks. That’s when you make money: when markets are spooked.
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Wow, bad news. Mr. Obama now hates Israel because the Israelis want to build 1,600 apartments in their own capital city, Jerusalem. Russia hates Israel, too. So do the Europeans. So does Ban Ki-moon, a Korean who is secretary-general of the UN.
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I am scared of getting old. I am scared of being ill.
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Could Congress really do its work if it held its sessions by teleconferencing? Could the Supreme Court? Nothing can replace the spark of intelligence that travels from person to person at meetings.
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Humans are alive, therefore life must be complex.
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The scientific community says that if you even mention God as causes of anything scientific, you’re gone.
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I think it’s criminal how little people in the military are paid. These are people out risking their lives, taken away from their families for long periods of time. I think they should be paid dramatically more than they’re paid.
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For me, I’ve always believed that there was a God. I’ve always believed that God created the heavens and earth – so, for me it’s not a huge leap from there to intelligent design.
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I did some reading to prep for Expelled. I read one book cover to cover, From Darwin to Hitler , and that was a very interesting book – one of these rare books I wish had been even longer.
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Somewhere there is a map of how it can be done.
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No one will do it for you.
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After all the black man has been through in this world, he can still often reach levels of spirituality the most pampered white man cannot touch. Maybe what he’s been through is the reason why.
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When Hollywood sees a good story about a man who sells confidence, they see themselves and they like it.
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The education system should teach us about money; it’s an incredibly big subject. I run into people all the time that don’t have the first clue of what they should do about money.
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