Hollywood is largely about scammers and con men. It was my main livelihood for about 25 years, and the scams were beautiful and ugly, cheap and expensive, but, wow, were there a lot of scammers.
BEN STEINIt’s really amazing that in the age of unbelief, as a smart man called it, there isn’t even more fraud. After all, with no God, there’s no one to ever call you to account, and no accounting at all if you can get away with it.
More Ben Stein Quotes
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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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The successful people of this world take life as it comes. They just go out and deal with the world as it is.
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What’s a good investment? Go home from work early and spend the afternoon throwing a ball around with your son.
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If you want to fight the evil you see in finance and industry, get to work reading the corporate filings, see if there has been fraud, and where you find it, report it to the SEC or write about it or blog about it.
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I love sleeping in a moving car more than sleeping in bed.
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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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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.
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The human spirit needs to accomplish, to achieve, to triumph to be happy.
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It’s a lot better to hope than not to.
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I’m an economist by training. I don’t really work as an economist. I only worked briefly as an economist.
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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.’
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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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It’s amazing what ordinary people can do if they set out without preconceived notions.
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If there is no God, why bother to tell the truth? Why not steal?
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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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