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.
BEN STEINThe successful people of this world take life as it comes. They just go out and deal with the world as it is.
More Ben Stein Quotes
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Hollywood is largely about scammers and con men. It was my main livelihood for about 25 years, and the scams were beautiful and ugly, cheap and expensive, but, wow, were there a lot of scammers.
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I have to tell you I never in my life anticipated getting this old, this fast. It seems as if I were 25 just a few days ago.
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Greed is a basic part of animal nature. Being against it is like being against breathing or eating. It means nothing.
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Science should always be in the business of attempting to disprove itself.
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I don’t like the sound of all the lists he’s making.
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Yes, Americans can still get credit for cars and trucks and refrigerators, and those businesses are doing well. But just try to get a home loan now.
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When Hollywood sees a good story about a man who sells confidence, they see themselves and they like it.
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I am so used to having a comfortable life. What will it be like when I am no longer able to just buy anything I want?
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I don’t like getting pushed around for being a Jew, and I don’t think Christians like getting pushed around for being Christians. I think people who believe in God are sick and tired of getting pushed around, period.
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And there hasn’t been much progress in Darwinism since [the life of Darwin].
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We in the media are just people with all of people’s faults.
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I have always been very concerned that Darwinism gave the basic okay to terrible racism and to the idea of murder based upon race.
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Americans are terrified because so many of them have been laid off in recent years and months and they fear that they may be next. Even if they have not been laid off or have not known anyone laid off, they definitely know someone who has lost his home.
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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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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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