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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.

Ben Stein

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

Goal Pyramids Steps
I’ve never liked the idea of just having an office in a college somewhere and teaching classes and going to the library and doing research all day. I’ve never wanted that. The glamorous life is the life that appeals to me.
BEN STEIN

Class College Teaching
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.
BEN STEIN

Wall Writing Years
Faith is not believing that God can. It is knowing that God will.
BEN STEIN

Believe Faith Knowing
I would say, based on the little I know, Darwinism explains microevolution within species quite well. As to its broader consequence and implications, I don’t think it explains individual species evolution at all well.
BEN STEIN

Consequences Explain Implication Little Species
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
That was horrifying beyond words, and that’s where science – in my opinion, this is just an opinion – that’s where science leads you.
BEN STEIN

Beyond Horrifying Just Opinion Science
Prime-time network television has become an island without religion in an ever-more-religious America.
BEN STEIN

Christian Island Religious
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

Anyone Else Long People Person Trying
I think Darwinism as a theory explaining evolution within species is incredibly brilliant – just unbelievably, incredibly brilliant.
BEN STEIN

Brilliant Evolution Thinking
It means zero to be against greed.
BEN STEIN

Greed Mean Zero
Israel being condemned by the EU, which 66 years ago watched with glee as its Jews were being mass murdered. That is pretty rich.
BEN STEIN

Country Glee Years
We in the media are just people with all of people’s faults.
BEN STEIN

Faults Media People
Sleep more at night. If it’s allowed at work or home, take a nap in the afternoon. You’ll be amazed at how much better you’ll feel.
BEN STEIN

Home Night Sleep
If there is no God, why bother to tell the truth? Why not steal?
BEN STEIN

God Stealing Telling Truth
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.
BEN STEIN

League Media Wife

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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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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