My parents, products of the Great Depression, were successful people, but lived in a state of constant fear that my sister and I, and they, would sink into the kind of economic insecurity that their generation knew so well.
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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You cannot win if you’re not at the table. You have to be where the action is.
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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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Every morning, I get up, get out of bed, and get on my knees and thank God for waking up in America … (She is) the light of the world … A nation of heroes …
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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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I love sleeping in a moving car more than sleeping in bed.
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Love of God and compassion and empathy leads you to a very glorious place. Science leads you to killing people.
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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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We are the beggars of the world, financing our lavish lifestyle by selling our family heirlooms and by enslaving our progeny with the need to service the debt.
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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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As Beverly Hills becomes more Iranian-Jewish, it is becoming politically conservative.
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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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Wow, bad news. Mr. Obama now hates Israel because the Israelis want to build 1,600 apartments in their own capital city, Jerusalem. Russia hates Israel, too. So do the Europeans. So does Ban Ki-moon, a Korean who is secretary-general of the UN.
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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.
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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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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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