If you can’t stand the heat, don’t go to Cancun in the summer.
BEN STEINAs Beverly Hills becomes more Iranian-Jewish, it is becoming politically conservative.
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We 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.
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I have always been very diversified, so I have never suffered a catastrophic loss. I spread my money around the way a large institutional investor does. I use different brokerage firms. I manage some of my accounts myself.
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I have to tell you I never in my life anticipated getting this old, this fast. It seems as if I were 25 just a few days ago.
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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.
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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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I think a snob would be a person who thinks he is entitled; he has good things in his life and is entitled to them.
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I have always been very concerned that Darwinism gave the basic okay to terrible racism and to the idea of murder based upon race.
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I 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.
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The real stars are wearing body armor in 130-degree heat . . . They’re getting shot at and they don’t have any stunt doubles standing in for them.
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I’m not a Mensa member. I have no idea where that rumor came from. I never have been, and I doubt if I ever will be.
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The scientific community says that if you even mention God as causes of anything scientific, you’re gone.
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As Beverly Hills becomes more Iranian-Jewish, it is becoming politically conservative.
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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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When are American Jews going to realize that the Republican Party is far better for Israel than the Democrats?
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Love of God and compassion and empathy leads you to a very glorious place. Science leads you to killing people.
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I love sleeping in a moving car more than sleeping in bed.
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I am scared of getting old. I am scared of being ill.
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Science leads you to killing people.
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It’s a lot better to hope than not to.
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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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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.
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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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Men and women succeed because they find a field of endeavor that matches their interests and abilities.
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I think Darwinism as a theory explaining evolution within species is incredibly brilliant – just unbelievably, incredibly brilliant.
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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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What’s a good investment? Go home from work early and spend the afternoon throwing a ball around with your son.
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