I don’t consider an actor a star if he’s paid $20 million and grimaces in front of the camera and has a stunt man stand in for him. They may be fine actors, but they’re not role models.
BEN STEINAnd 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.
More Ben Stein Quotes
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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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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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Israel is our strongest, most reliable ally in the Middle East. Of course, we’re their most reliable ally, too.
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Men and women succeed because they find a field of endeavor that matches their interests and abilities.
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Politics is a thankless occupation; I have no interest in it at all.
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Faith is not believing that God can. It is knowing that God will.
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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.
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I’m not a Mensa member. I have no idea where that rumor came from. I never have been, and I doubt if I ever will be.
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I spend so much time in fear of going broke, and I never have been even remotely close to going broke.
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I don’t think Wall Street people in general are smart. I think that’s one of the biggest myths in American lore. They’re tough, aggressive, greedy, quick thinking but I don’t think they’re particularly smart at all.
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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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If you can’t stand the heat, don’t go to Cancun in the summer.
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Science should always be in the business of attempting to disprove itself.
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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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If there are finer beings than German short hairs, I don’t know what they are. In their eyes is peace.
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