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.
BEN STEINYou must take the first step. The first steps will take some effort, maybe pain. But after that, everything that has to be done is real-life movement.
More Ben Stein Quotes
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I think Darwinism as a theory explaining evolution within species is incredibly brilliant – just unbelievably, incredibly brilliant.
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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.
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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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If there is no God, then man sometimes thinks he is god, and sometimes tries to live like a god.
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Humans are alive, therefore life must be complex.
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We in the media are just people with all of people’s faults.
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I am so in love with just lying in bed listening to Mozart.
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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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Wow, bad news. Mr. Obama now hates Israel because the Israelis want to build 1,600 apartments in their own capital city, Jerusalem. Russia hates Israel, too. So do the Europeans. So does Ban Ki-moon, a Korean who is secretary-general of the UN.
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The banks are not lending, at least from what I see. They were so wild and reckless back in the good times that they got burned terribly.
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When are American Jews going to realize that the Republican Party is far better for Israel than the Democrats?
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The first step in getting what you want from life-decide what you want.
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My feeling is that Darwinism is only at best a partial solution, and an extremely dangerous partial solution.
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I thought that all of the sacrifices and blessings of the whole history of mankind have devolved upon me. Thank you, God.
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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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