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If there is no God, then man sometimes thinks he is god, and sometimes tries to live like a god.

Ben Stein

The ordinary American – as far as I can tell – knows so much less than he did fifty years ago and has such poor work habits compared with fifty years ago that the average multiplicand of knowledge/capabilities is a much smaller number than it was in 1961.
BEN STEIN

Average Far Know Numbershabit Years
If you can’t stand the heat, don’t go to Cancun in the summer.
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Cancun Heat Summer
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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Exertion Responsibility Way
Screaming at children over their grades, especially to the point of the child’s tears, is child abuse, pure and simple. It’s not funny and it’s not good parenting. It is a crushing, scarring, disastrous experience for the child. It isn’t the least bit funny.
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Children Crush Parenting
I always assumed scientists were free to ask any question, pursue any line of inquiry without fear or reprisal.
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Inquiry Lines Scientist
It’s a lot better to hope than not to.
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Better Hope Hopeful Inspirational
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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Country Debt Enslave Everyone Selling Service World
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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Military Morning Stars
Now we’re asking ourselves why our children have no conscience, why they don’t know right from wrong, and why it doesn’t bother them to kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves.
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Asking Children Stranger
Love of God and compassion and empathy leads you to a very glorious place. Science leads you to killing people.
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Compassion Empathy People
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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Smart Thinking Wall
I think Darwinism as a theory explaining evolution within species is incredibly brilliant – just unbelievably, incredibly brilliant.
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Brilliant Evolution Thinking
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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Consequences Explain Implication Little Species
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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Doubt Ideas Rumor
And there hasn’t been much progress in Darwinism since [the life of Darwin].
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Much Progress Since
Israel is our strongest, most reliable ally in the Middle East. Of course, we’re their most reliable ally, too.
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Allies Country Middle East

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