Faith is not believing that God can. It is knowing that God will.
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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But when I talk to people who are Darwinists or evolutionists and say, ‘Well, how did life begin’ – they’re… they don’t have an answer. I mean, they have an answer, but it’s a BS answer. It’s an answer that wouldn’t make sense to a small child.
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Neo-Darwinists ask us to believe in things not seen. We’re not supposed to have an established religion in America, but we do, and it’s called Darwinism .
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The American system is the most successful in the world because it harmonizes best with the aims and longings of human personality while allowing the best protection to other personalities.
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I love sleeping in a moving car more than sleeping in bed.
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Science leads you to killing people.
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When Hollywood sees a good story about a man who sells confidence, they see themselves and they like it.
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Humans are alive, therefore life must be complex.
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My feeling is that Darwinism is only at best a partial solution, and an extremely dangerous partial solution.
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That was horrifying beyond words, and that’s where science – in my opinion, this is just an opinion – that’s where science leads you.
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A corporation’s responsibility is to the shareholders, not its retirees and employees. Companies are doing everything they can to get rid of pension plans and they will succeed.
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Trying to pick individual stocks is a trap. I can’t do it. Warren Buffett can, but hardly anyone else can beat the indexes over a long period of time.
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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 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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After all the black man has been through in this world, he can still often reach levels of spirituality the most pampered white man cannot touch. Maybe what he’s been through is the reason why.
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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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