My pals, such as they are, in Hollywood, ask me why I love to travel to D.C. so much, why it’s a vacation destination for me. I say, ‘Because I sometimes have perfect days there.’
BEN STEINWe 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.
More Ben Stein Quotes
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I would say, based on the little I know, Darwinism explains microevolution within species quite well. As to its broader consequence and implications, I don’t think it explains individual species evolution at all well.
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Sleep more at night. If it’s allowed at work or home, take a nap in the afternoon. You’ll be amazed at how much better you’ll feel.
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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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I always assumed scientists were free to ask any question, pursue any line of inquiry without fear or reprisal.
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Personal relationships are the fertile soil from which all advancement, all success, all achievement in real life grows.
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I am so in love with just lying in bed listening to Mozart.
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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.
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The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want.
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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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Academic freedom is being lost by a great many people who dare to challenge Darwinism. That’s a terrifying situation. That’s contrary to the principles of science.
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Prime-time network television has become an island without religion in an ever-more-religious America.
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It’s a lot better to hope than not to.
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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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Faith is not believing that God can. It is knowing that God will.
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Every soul deserves a shot at a Cadillac, but not everyone should be guaranteed a Cadillac.
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