Ben Stein on congress
Ben Stein140 quotes“Could Congress really do its work if it held its sessions by teleconferencing? Could the Supreme Court? Nothing can replace the spark of intelligence that travels from person to person at meetings.”
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So, who in the media is without sin among us? I am in the media and I am a major league sinner. I don’t know anyone except my wife who isn’t a big time sinner.
Ben SteinBen Stein The successful people of this world take life as it comes. They just go out and deal with the world as it is.
Ben SteinBen Stein It’s a great stretch for me to do my game show. It’s very hard. It’s not me at all. The only part that’s me is sort of when I’m sitting in the booth looking tormented. That’s the only part that’s the real me.
Ben SteinBen Stein When are American Jews going to realize that the Republican Party is far better for Israel than the Democrats?
Ben SteinBen Stein I am so used to having a comfortable life. What will it be like when I am no longer able to just buy anything I want?
Ben SteinBen Stein 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.
Ben SteinBen Stein 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.
Ben SteinBen Stein Science leads you to killing people.
Ben SteinBen Stein I spend so much time in fear of going broke, and I never have been even remotely close to going broke.
Ben SteinBen Stein 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.
Ben SteinBen Stein If there is no God, then man sometimes thinks he is god, and sometimes tries to live like a god.
Ben SteinBen Stein No one will do it for you.
Ben SteinBen Stein Greed is a basic part of animal nature. Being against it is like being against breathing or eating. It means nothing.
Ben SteinBen Stein Life lived to help others is the only life that matters.
Ben SteinBen Stein When we just saw that man, I think it was Mr. Myers, talking about how great scientists were, I was thinking to myself the last time any of my relatives saw scientists telling them what to do they were telling them to go to the showers to get gassed.
Ben SteinBen Stein 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 ideal weapons system is built in 435 congressional districts and it doesn’t matter whether it works or not.
Alain EnthovenAlain Enthoven I believe in the absolute separation of church and state and in the strict enforcement of the Constitution that Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise.
Al SmithAl Smith We’ve got to look toward two years from now [January 2017] to at least provide some balance in congress.
Al SharptonAl Sharpton Donald Trump fired back at democratic Congressman John Lewis after Lewis said he did not see Trump as a legitimate president.
Al SharptonAl Sharpton Congress, just out of the clear blue sky.
Adrian CronauerAdrian Cronauer Said the airwaves belong to the people, which means, in essence, that it belongs to Congress.
Adrian CronauerAdrian Cronauer If they exist, Congress needs to get them. If they’re not provided willingly, Congress should subpoena them.
Adam SchiffAdam Schiff We need Democrats and Republicans in Congress to work together to fashion a very comprehensive pushback to Russia, not just the cyber-hacking, but their bribery of officials in Europe, their social media campaign, their overt media campaign.
Adam SchiffAdam Schiff
