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.
BEN STEINSleep 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.
More Ben Stein Quotes
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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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No one will do it for you.
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My parents, products of the Great Depression, were successful people, but lived in a state of constant fear that my sister and I, and they, would sink into the kind of economic insecurity that their generation knew so well.
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You can do what you think you can do and you cannot do what you think you cannot
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My ‘thing’ is that I just lie in my immense bed and look out the window at the skyline over Virginia and the sky and the airplanes coming into Reagan. I really love doing that.
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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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We are the beggars of the world, financing our lavish lifestyle by selling our family heirlooms and by enslaving our progeny with the need to service the debt.
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Politics is a thankless occupation; I have no interest in it at all.
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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 cannot tell you … how to be rich. But I can tell you how to feel rich, which is far better, let me tell you firsthand, than being rich. Be grateful… It is the only totally reliable get rich quick scheme.
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Men and women succeed because they find a field of endeavor that matches their interests and abilities.
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Every soul deserves a shot at a Cadillac, but not everyone should be guaranteed a Cadillac.
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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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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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If there’s a recession, I’d buy stocks. That’s when you make money: when markets are spooked.
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