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.
BEN STEINWe in the media are just people with all of people’s faults.
More Ben Stein Quotes
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I think Darwinism as a theory explaining evolution within species is incredibly brilliant – just unbelievably, incredibly brilliant.
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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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When are American Jews going to realize that the Republican Party is far better for Israel than the Democrats?
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What’s a good investment? Go home from work early and spend the afternoon throwing a ball around with your son.
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Yes, Americans can still get credit for cars and trucks and refrigerators, and those businesses are doing well. But just try to get a home loan now.
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I agree that there are some bad apples on Wall Street. I spent about ten years exposing corporate and financial fraud for ‘Barron’s’ magazine and I found a lot to write about.
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It’s amazing what ordinary people can do if they set out without preconceived notions.
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If you want to fight the evil you see in finance and industry, get to work reading the corporate filings, see if there has been fraud, and where you find it, report it to the SEC or write about it or blog about it.
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It doesn’t bother me a bit when people say, ‘Merry Christmas’ to me. I don’t think they are slighting me or getting ready to put me in a ghetto. In fact, I kind of like it.
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I don’t really consider myself to be a personal finance expert compared with some others. There are quite a few that know a lot more than I do.
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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.
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The banks are not lending, at least from what I see. They were so wild and reckless back in the good times that they got burned terribly.
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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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So, who in the media is without sin among us? I am in the media and I am a major league sinner. I don’t know anyone except my wife who isn’t a big time sinner.
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Greed is a basic part of animal nature. Being against it is like being against breathing or eating. It means nothing.
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