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Trying to pick individual stocks is a trap. I can’t do it. Warren Buffett can, but hardly anyone else can beat the indexes over a long period of time.

Ben Stein

I think, there are many people who are much smarter than I am, and many, many, many who are much harder-working than I am, but in terms of the range of my activities, they’re unique.
BEN STEIN

People Thinking Unique
Life lived to help others is the only life that matters.
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Helping Matter Others
I’m out and about meeting people all day long. And I’m very friendly; I talk to just about everybody I meet.
BEN STEIN

Friendly Long People
You can do what you think you can do and you cannot do what you think you cannot
BEN STEIN

Belief Philosophy Thinking
We are not supposed to be all equal. Let’s just forget that. We are supposed to have equal rights under law. If we do that, we have done enough.
BEN STEIN

Done Law Rights
And there hasn’t been much progress in Darwinism since [the life of Darwin].
BEN STEIN

Much Progress Since
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.
BEN STEIN

Book Interesting Men Reading
Every morning, I get up, get out of bed, and get on my knees and thank God for waking up in America … (She is) the light of the world … A nation of heroes …
BEN STEIN

Military Morning Stars
Hollywood is largely about scammers and con men. It was my main livelihood for about 25 years, and the scams were beautiful and ugly, cheap and expensive, but, wow, were there a lot of scammers.
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Beautiful Men Years
Faith is not believing that God can. It is knowing that God will.
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Believe Faith Knowing
It means zero to be against greed.
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Greed Mean Zero
What’s a good investment? Go home from work early and spend the afternoon throwing a ball around with your son.
BEN STEIN

Home Inspirational Parenting
When we just saw that man, I think it was Mr. Myers, talking about how great scientists were, I was thinking to myself the last time any of my relatives saw scientists telling them what to do they were telling them to go to the showers to get gassed.
BEN STEIN

Men Talking Thinking
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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Sacrifice Thank You Thanksgiving
You cannot win if you’re not at the table. You have to be where the action is.
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Action Table Winning
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.
BEN STEIN

Families Military Taken Thinking

Trying to pick individual stocks is a trap. I can’t do it. Warren Buffett can, but hardly anyone else can beat the indexes over a long period of time.

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