Men and women succeed because they find a field of endeavor that matches their interests and abilities.
BEN STEINPrime-time network television has become an island without religion in an ever-more-religious America.
More Ben Stein Quotes
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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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I do all of the grocery shopping in my little family. I buy cheese, of many different kinds, sliced packaged meats and poultry, bagels, immense quantities of eggs, pre-made fried chicken. Milk. Bacon. It is insane how much dairy, deli and bakery stuff I buy.
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You can do what you think you can do and you cannot do what you think you cannot
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It is so great to sleep in safe, glorious, beautiful America. I just cannot get over it.
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And there hasn’t been much progress in Darwinism since [the life of Darwin].
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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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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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When we just saw that man, I think it was Mr. Myers, talking about how great scientists were, I was thinking to myself the last time any of my relatives saw scientists telling them what to do they were telling them to go to the showers to get gassed.
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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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Prime-time network television has become an island without religion in an ever-more-religious America.
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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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I am about to vote. I am about to do something that human beings are rarely allowed to do. I am doing something that did not exist until America.
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I have talent at playing myself. I don’t have a very broad range, but at playing myself I am a wizard. It’s more than fun; it’s the best job on Earth.
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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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That was horrifying beyond words, and that’s where science – in my opinion, this is just an opinion – that’s where science leads you.
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