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.
BEN STEINMen and women succeed because they find a field of endeavor that matches their interests and abilities.
More Ben Stein Quotes
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I came to realize that life lived to help others is the only one that matters and that it sis my duty … This is my highest and best use as a human.
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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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As to a media personality, well that just happened in large measure because people found me amusing, and I did lots and lots of T.V. news interview shows.
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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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It is inevitable that some defeat will enter even the most victorious life. The human spirit is never finished when it is defeated… it is finished when it surrenders.
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I am scared of getting old. I am scared of being ill.
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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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I am a Jew, and every single one of my ancestors was Jewish. And it does not bother me even a little bit when people call those beautiful lit up, bejeweled trees Christmas trees. I don’t feel threatened. I don’t feel discriminated against.
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Prime-time network television has become an island without religion in an ever-more-religious America.
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I’m out and about meeting people all day long. And I’m very friendly; I talk to just about everybody I meet.
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I am scared of running out of money.
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Emperor Sid Caesar is gone to eternity himself now. He takes with him the gratitude of every one of us who first learned the relief of laughter from this genuinely great performer.
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The sad fact is that spending rises every year, no matter what people want or say they want.
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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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I feel as if I’m in on a pass and am damn lucky to have whatever I have. It could all be taken away in a second.
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