I don’t believe the most successful people are the ones who got the best grades, got into the best schools, or made the most money.
BEN STEINIf there is no God, then man sometimes thinks he is god, and sometimes tries to live like a god.
More Ben Stein Quotes
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I thought that all of the sacrifices and blessings of the whole history of mankind have devolved upon me. Thank you, God.
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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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Evolutionism as taught by Darwinism has nothing to say about how life originated. Has nothing to say about how the governing principles in the universe, gravity, thermodynamics, motion, how those originated. It’s got some gigantic missing pieces.
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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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It’s a lot better to hope than not to.
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And there hasn’t been much progress in Darwinism since [the life of Darwin].
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If you can’t stand the heat, don’t go to Cancun in the summer.
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I have to tell you I never in my life anticipated getting this old, this fast. It seems as if I were 25 just a few days ago.
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I am back in LA now. And I keep thinking back to my time in New York after the bombings…. I was crying so much I could not see, and the other diners joined in, and I thought, What do you do with such atheistic evil?
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I always assumed scientists were free to ask any question, pursue any line of inquiry without fear or reprisal.
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Academic freedom is being lost by a great many people who dare to challenge Darwinism. That’s a terrifying situation. That’s contrary to the principles of science.
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Now we’re asking ourselves why our children have no conscience, why they don’t know right from wrong, and why it doesn’t bother them to kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves.
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I think a snob would be a person who thinks he is entitled; he has good things in his life and is entitled to them.
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I hope it won’t come as a surprise to anyone that a big part of male homosexual behavior is interest in young boys.
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I’m not a Mensa member. I have no idea where that rumor came from. I never have been, and I doubt if I ever will be.
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