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.
BEN STEINI love sleeping in a moving car more than sleeping in bed.
More Ben Stein Quotes
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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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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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The America that we knew as the smartest place on the planet is gone with the wind.
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Science leads you to killing people.
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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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The American system is the most successful in the world because it harmonizes best with the aims and longings of human personality while allowing the best protection to other personalities.
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The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want.
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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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I am a Jew, and every single one of my ancestors was Jewish. And it does not bother me even a little bit when people call those beautiful lit up, bejeweled trees Christmas trees. I don’t feel threatened. I don’t feel discriminated against.
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Keep on beginning and failing. Each time you fail, start all over gain, and you will grow stronger until have accomplished a purpose – not the one you began with perhaps, but one you’ll be glad to remember.
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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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Running a real business is exacting, daunting, repetitive work. Even in Silicon Valley.
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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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I have always been very diversified, so I have never suffered a catastrophic loss. I spread my money around the way a large institutional investor does. I use different brokerage firms. I manage some of my accounts myself.
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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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