Personal relationships are the fertile soil from which all advancement, all success, all achievement in real life grows.
BEN STEINWe 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.
More Ben Stein Quotes
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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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Emperor Sid Caesar is gone to eternity himself now. He takes with him the gratitude of every one of us who first learned the relief of laughter from this genuinely great performer.
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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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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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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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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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Science leads you to killing people.
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I don’t like the sound of all the lists he’s making.
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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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The poor black people in it make the black people in Gone With the Wind look like Malcolm X.
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I agree that there are some bad apples on Wall Street. I spent about ten years exposing corporate and financial fraud for ‘Barron’s’ magazine and I found a lot to write about.
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A corporation’s responsibility is to the shareholders, not its retirees and employees. Companies are doing everything they can to get rid of pension plans and they will succeed.
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Science should always be in the business of attempting to disprove itself.
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I love sleeping in a moving car more than sleeping in bed.
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It is so great to sleep in safe, glorious, beautiful America. I just cannot get over it.
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