I don’t really consider myself to be a personal finance expert compared with some others. There are quite a few that know a lot more than I do.
BEN STEINIf there are finer beings than German short hairs, I don’t know what they are. In their eyes is peace.
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And there hasn’t been much progress in Darwinism since [the life of Darwin].
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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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We in the media are just people with all of people’s faults.
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As Beverly Hills becomes more Iranian-Jewish, it is becoming politically conservative.
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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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I hope it won’t come as a surprise to anyone that a big part of male homosexual behavior is interest in young boys.
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If you can’t stand the heat, don’t go to Cancun in the summer.
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I don’t believe the most successful people are the ones who got the best grades, got into the best schools, or made the most money.
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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.
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I am about to vote. I am about to do something that human beings are rarely allowed to do. I am doing something that did not exist until America.
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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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I think Darwinism as a theory explaining evolution within species is incredibly brilliant – just unbelievably, incredibly brilliant.
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Every soul deserves a shot at a Cadillac, but not everyone should be guaranteed a Cadillac.
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I do all of the grocery shopping in my little family. I buy cheese, of many different kinds, sliced packaged meats and poultry, bagels, immense quantities of eggs, pre-made fried chicken. Milk. Bacon. It is insane how much dairy, deli and bakery stuff I buy.
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Prime-time network television has become an island without religion in an ever-more-religious America.
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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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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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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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You cannot win if you’re not at the table. You have to be where the action is.
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After all the black man has been through in this world, he can still often reach levels of spirituality the most pampered white man cannot touch. Maybe what he’s been through is the reason why.
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Science should always be in the business of attempting to disprove itself.
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Israel is our strongest, most reliable ally in the Middle East. Of course, we’re their most reliable ally, too.
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If we try to engineer outcomes, if we overturn tradition to make everyone the same, we ruin society. If we upset tradition to allow for an equal shot at the starting gate, everyone wins, except for the charlatans and would be dictators.
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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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If there is no God, why bother to tell the truth? Why not steal?
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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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