People getting rich in a free society in general – with some scammy exceptions, which are rare – makes everyone else richer, too.
BEN STEINIf you can’t stand the heat, don’t go to Cancun in the summer.
More Ben Stein Quotes
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And there hasn’t been much progress in Darwinism since [the life of Darwin].
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Prime-time network television has become an island without religion in an ever-more-religious America.
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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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Nothing happens by itself… it all will come your way, once you understand that you have to make it come your way, by your own exertions.
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If there is no God, then man sometimes thinks he is god, and sometimes tries to live like a god.
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If you can’t stand the heat, don’t go to Cancun in the summer.
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I don’t like getting pushed around for being a Jew, and I don’t think Christians like getting pushed around for being Christians. I think people who believe in God are sick and tired of getting pushed around, period.
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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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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 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?
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Israel is our strongest, most reliable ally in the Middle East. Of course, we’re their most reliable ally, too.
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I agree that there are some bad apples on Wall Street. I spent about ten years exposing corporate and financial fraud for ‘Barron’s’ magazine and I found a lot to write about.
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Running a real business is exacting, daunting, repetitive work. Even in Silicon Valley.
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I am scared of running out of money.
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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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