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The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want.

Ben Stein

I’m an economist by training. I don’t really work as an economist. I only worked briefly as an economist.
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Briefly Economist Training Work
I think Darwinism as a theory explaining evolution within species is incredibly brilliant – just unbelievably, incredibly brilliant.
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Brilliant Evolution Thinking
No one will do it for you.
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Action Just One Yourself
It’s amazing what ordinary people can do if they set out without preconceived notions.
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Determination Inspirational Success
When I seemed to be irritable or sad, my father would quote the learned Dr. Knight, and then say, ‘Just go to sleep.’ Like all smart aleck kids, I thought the advice was silly. But as I’ve grown older, I’ve realized just how smart Knight was.
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Dad Father Sleep Smart
It’s really amazing that in the age of unbelief, as a smart man called it, there isn’t even more fraud. After all, with no God, there’s no one to ever call you to account, and no accounting at all if you can get away with it.
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Birthday Men Smart
If there are finer beings than German short hairs, I don’t know what they are. In their eyes is peace.
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Eye Hair Knows
When Hollywood sees a good story about a man who sells confidence, they see themselves and they like it.
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Hollywood Men Stories
The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want.
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Inspirational Life Motivational
Humans are alive, therefore life must be complex.
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Alive Complexes Humans
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.
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Experts Finance Personal
Running a real business is exacting, daunting, repetitive work. Even in Silicon Valley.
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Real Running Valley
The American system is the most successful in the world because it harmonizes best with the aims and longings of human personality while allowing the best protection to other personalities.
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Allow Harmonize Personality Protect
If there is no God, why bother to tell the truth? Why not steal?
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God Stealing Telling Truth
Israel is our strongest, most reliable ally in the Middle East. Of course, we’re their most reliable ally, too.
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Allies Country Middle East
The sad fact is that spending rises every year, no matter what people want or say they want.
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People Spend Wanted Years

The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want.

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