If we are just specks of dust hit by lightning, if we have no spark of God in us, why not just take whatever we can and devil take the hindmost? I mean, we are fools not to do that if there is no right or wrong.
BEN STEINDarwinism doesn’t explain where gravity comes from. It doesn’t explain where thermodynamics comes from. It doesn’t explain where the laws of physics come from. It doesn’t explain where matter comes from.
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As Beverly Hills becomes more Iranian-Jewish, it is becoming politically conservative.
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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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And there hasn’t been much progress in Darwinism since [the life of Darwin].
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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.
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We are not supposed to be all equal. Let’s just forget that. We are supposed to have equal rights under law. If we do that, we have done enough.
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The real stars are wearing body armor in 130-degree heat . . . They’re getting shot at and they don’t have any stunt doubles standing in for them.
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Running a real business is exacting, daunting, repetitive work. Even in Silicon Valley.
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Every soul deserves a shot at a Cadillac, but not everyone should be guaranteed a Cadillac.
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Academic freedom is being lost by a great many people who dare to challenge Darwinism. That’s a terrifying situation. That’s contrary to the principles of science.
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It is inevitable that some defeat will enter even the most victorious life. The human spirit is never finished when it is defeated… it is finished when it surrenders.
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Life lived to help others is the only life that matters.
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I came to realize that life lived to help others is the only one that matters and that it sis my duty … This is my highest and best use as a human.
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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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Personal relationships are the fertile soil from which all advancement, all success, all achievement in real life grows.
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I am a Jew, and every single one of my ancestors was Jewish. And it does not bother me even a little bit when people call those beautiful lit up, bejeweled trees Christmas trees. I don’t feel threatened. I don’t feel discriminated against.
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