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The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want.
Ben Stein
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Ben Stein
Age: 79
Born: 1944
Born: November 25
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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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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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Jump into the middle of things, get your hands dirty, fall flat on your face, and then reach for the stars.
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If there is no God, why bother to tell the truth? Why not steal?
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I think, there are many people who are much smarter than I am, and many, many, many who are much harder-working than I am, but in terms of the range of my activities, they're unique.
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I mean it used to be, there was a time … when lynchings of African Americans were not that incredibly rare. Now the lynchings are the police and it's just an outrage.
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Men and women succeed because they find a field of endeavor that matches their interests and abilities.
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I don't like the sound of all the lists he's making.
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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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