Running a real business is exacting, daunting, repetitive work. Even in Silicon Valley.
BEN STEINI think a snob would be a person who thinks he is entitled; he has good things in his life and is entitled to them.
More Ben Stein Quotes
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It’s a lot better to hope than not to.
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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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Nothing happens by itself… it all will come your way, once you understand that you have to make it come your way, by your own exertions.
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It’s amazing what ordinary people can do if they set out without preconceived notions.
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Science leads you to killing people.
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If you can’t stand the heat, don’t go to Cancun in the summer.
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Fathom the hypocrisy of a government that requires every citizen to prove they are insured… But not everyone must prove they are a citizen.
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I always assumed scientists were free to ask any question, pursue any line of inquiry without fear or reprisal.
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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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I think Darwinism as a theory explaining evolution within species is incredibly brilliant – just unbelievably, incredibly brilliant.
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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 .
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I’ve never liked the idea of just having an office in a college somewhere and teaching classes and going to the library and doing research all day. I’ve never wanted that. The glamorous life is the life that appeals to me.
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Love of God and compassion and empathy leads you to a very glorious place. Science leads you to killing people.
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We are mortgaging ourselves to foreigners on a scale that would make George Washington cry. Every day – every single day – we borrow a billion dollars from foreigners to buy petroleum from abroad, often from countries that hate us.
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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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