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There is no sudden leap into the stratosphere… There is only advancing step by step, slowly and tortuously, up the pyramid toward your goals.

Ben Stein

I am scared of running out of money.
BEN STEIN

Money Running Scared
Nothing happens by itself… it all will come your way, once you understand that you have to make it come your way, by your own exertions.
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Exertion Responsibility Way
A corporation’s responsibility is to the shareholders, not its retirees and employees. Companies are doing everything they can to get rid of pension plans and they will succeed.
BEN STEIN

Corporations Pension Plans Responsibility
I don’t like getting pushed around for being a Jew, and I don’t think Christians like getting pushed around for being Christians. I think people who believe in God are sick and tired of getting pushed around, period.
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Believe Christian Tired
Men and women succeed because they find a field of endeavor that matches their interests and abilities.
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Fields Men Succeed
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.
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People Thinking Unique
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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Design Heaven Intelligent
Somewhere there is a map of how it can be done.
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Done Maps Planning
Prime-time network television has become an island without religion in an ever-more-religious America.
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Christian Island Religious
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.
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Believe School Successful
People getting rich in a free society in general – with some scammy exceptions, which are rare – makes everyone else richer, too.
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Exception People Rich
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.
BEN STEIN

First People Running
And now, any of those who refuse, or are unable, to prove they are citizens will receive free insurance paid for by those who are forced to buy insurance because they are citizens.
BEN STEIN

Citizens Paradoxical Prove
I feel as if I’m in on a pass and am damn lucky to have whatever I have. It could all be taken away in a second.
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Lucky Taken
My pals, such as they are, in Hollywood, ask me why I love to travel to D.C. so much, why it’s a vacation destination for me. I say, ‘Because I sometimes have perfect days there.’
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Days Hollywood Perfect Vacation
It’s a great stretch for me to do my game show. It’s very hard. It’s not me at all. The only part that’s me is sort of when I’m sitting in the booth looking tormented. That’s the only part that’s the real me.
BEN STEIN

Games Real Sitting Stretch

There is no sudden leap into the stratosphere… There is only advancing step by step, slowly and tortuously, up the pyramid toward your goals.

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