More Ben Stein quotes
Prime-time network television has become an island without religion in an ever-more-religious America.
Ben SteinBen Stein 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.
Ben SteinBen Stein We are mortgaging ourselves to foreigners on a scale that would make George Washington cry. Every day – every single day – we borrow a billion dollars from foreigners to buy petroleum from abroad, often from countries that hate us.
Ben SteinBen Stein Faith is not believing that God can. It is knowing that God will.
Ben SteinBen Stein 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.
Ben SteinBen Stein 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.
Ben SteinBen Stein Somewhere there is a map of how it can be done.
Ben SteinBen Stein It isn’t the rich people’s fault that poor people are poor. Poor people who get an education and work hard in this country will stop being poor. That should be the goal for all poor people everywhere.
Ben SteinBen Stein Love of God and compassion and empathy leads you to a very glorious place. Science leads you to killing people.
Ben SteinBen Stein I don’t really consider myself to be a personal finance expert compared with some others. There are quite a few that know a lot more than I do.
Ben SteinBen Stein Darwinism is still very much alive, utterly dominating biology. Despite the fact that no one has ever been able to prove the creation of a single distinct species by Darwinist means, Darwinism dominates the academy and the media.
Ben SteinBen Stein My feeling is that Darwinism is only at best a partial solution, and an extremely dangerous partial solution.
Ben SteinBen Stein The sad fact is that spending rises every year, no matter what people want or say they want.
Ben SteinBen Stein 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.
Ben SteinBen Stein I thought that all of the sacrifices and blessings of the whole history of mankind have devolved upon me. Thank you, God.
Ben SteinBen Stein And now, any of those who refuse, or are unable, to prove they are citizens will receive free insurance paid for by those who are forced to buy insurance because they are citizens.
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