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But when I talk to people who are Darwinists or evolutionists and say, ‘Well, how did life begin’ – they’re… they don’t have an answer. I mean, they have an answer, but it’s a BS answer. It’s an answer that wouldn’t make sense to a small child.
Ben SteinBen Stein The poor black people in it make the black people in Gone With the Wind look like Malcolm X.
Ben SteinBen Stein Neo-Darwinists ask us to believe in things not seen. We’re not supposed to have an established religion in America, but we do, and it’s called Darwinism .
Ben SteinBen Stein Science should always be in the business of attempting to disprove itself.
Ben SteinBen Stein 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 SteinBen Stein Running a real business is exacting, daunting, repetitive work. Even in Silicon Valley.
Ben SteinBen Stein The America that we knew as the smartest place on the planet is gone with the wind.
Ben SteinBen Stein 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.
Ben SteinBen Stein Fathom the hypocrisy of a government that requires every citizen to prove they are insured… But not everyone must prove they are a citizen.
Ben SteinBen Stein I think, there are many people who are much smarter than I am, and many, many, many who are much harder-working than I am, but in terms of the range of my activities, they’re unique.
Ben SteinBen Stein I’m an economist by training. I don’t really work as an economist. I only worked briefly as an economist.
Ben SteinBen Stein That was horrifying beyond words, and that’s where science – in my opinion, this is just an opinion – that’s where science leads you.
Ben SteinBen Stein I am scared of getting old. I am scared of being ill.
Ben SteinBen Stein 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.
Ben SteinBen Stein Sleep more at night. If it’s allowed at work or home, take a nap in the afternoon. You’ll be amazed at how much better you’ll feel.
Ben SteinBen Stein 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 love my kids so much. They teach me something every day. It always brings richness to my work, and even more in life. I feel lucky to be able to do both.
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Betty BuckleyBetty Buckley We were able to get after the rebounds. We were able to control the paint. We were able to be physical down there.
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Bernie MacBernie Mac If one takes the kinds of risks which I took, which are colossal, but taking risks, I was rewarded by being able to contribute in a very substantial fashion to a variety of fields. I was able to reawaken and solve some very old problems.
Benoit MandelbrotBenoit Mandelbrot If I had been at a University I don’t think I would have been able to have the experience I had in my Smithsonian work. I don’t think I have been as successful
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