I have no idea where the concept came from that America is an explicitly atheist country. I can’t find it in the Constitution, and I don’t like it being shoved down my throat.
BEN STEINEmperor Sid Caesar is gone to eternity himself now. He takes with him the gratitude of every one of us who first learned the relief of laughter from this genuinely great performer.
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It’s about how Darwin ‘s theory – supposedly concocted by this mild-mannered saintly man, with a flowing white beard like Santa Claus – led to the murder of millions of innocent people.
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Israel being condemned by the EU, which 66 years ago watched with glee as its Jews were being mass murdered. That is pretty rich.
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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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Running a real business is exacting, daunting, repetitive work. Even in Silicon Valley.
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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.
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The education system should teach us about money; it’s an incredibly big subject. I run into people all the time that don’t have the first clue of what they should do about money.
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I’m an economist by training. I don’t really work as an economist. I only worked briefly as an economist.
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The scientific community says that if you even mention God as causes of anything scientific, you’re gone.
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Fathom the hypocrisy of a government that requires every citizen to prove they are insured… But not everyone must prove they are a citizen.
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People getting rich in a free society in general – with some scammy exceptions, which are rare – makes everyone else richer, too.
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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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Prime-time network television has become an island without religion in an ever-more-religious America.
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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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I feel as if I’m in on a pass and am damn lucky to have whatever I have. It could all be taken away in a second.
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It’s a lot better to hope than not to.
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