That was horrifying beyond words, and that’s where science – in my opinion, this is just an opinion – that’s where science leads you.
BEN STEINI have no idea where the concept came from that America is an explicitly atheist country. I can’t find it in the Constitution, and I don’t like it being shoved down my throat.
More Ben Stein Quotes
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If you can’t stand the heat, don’t go to Cancun in the summer.
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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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Science should always be in the business of attempting to disprove itself.
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The banks are not lending, at least from what I see. They were so wild and reckless back in the good times that they got burned terribly.
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The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want.
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People getting rich in a free society in general – with some scammy exceptions, which are rare – makes everyone else richer, too.
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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 think it’s criminal how little people in the military are paid. These are people out risking their lives, taken away from their families for long periods of time. I think they should be paid dramatically more than they’re paid.
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Faith is not believing that God can. It is knowing that God will.
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It’s amazing what ordinary people can do if they set out without preconceived notions.
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Now we’re asking ourselves why our children have no conscience, why they don’t know right from wrong, and why it doesn’t bother them to kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves.
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Israel being condemned by the EU, which 66 years ago watched with glee as its Jews were being mass murdered. That is pretty rich.
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And there hasn’t been much progress in Darwinism since [the life of Darwin].
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I don’t think Wall Street people in general are smart. I think that’s one of the biggest myths in American lore. They’re tough, aggressive, greedy, quick thinking but I don’t think they’re particularly smart at all.
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Prime-time network television has become an island without religion in an ever-more-religious America.
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