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I'm not a Mensa member. I have no idea where that rumor came from. I never have been, and I doubt if I ever will be.
Ben Stein
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Ben Stein
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: November 25
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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've never liked the idea of just having an office in a college somewhere and teaching classes and going to the library and doing research all day. I've never wanted that. The glamorous life is the life that appeals to me.
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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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Put simply, the rich pay a lot of taxes as a total percentage of taxes collected, but they don't pay a lot of taxes as a percentage of what they can afford to pay, or as a percentage of what the government needs to close the deficit gap.
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It's amazing what ordinary people can do if they set out without preconceived notions.
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I have no idea where the concept came from that America is an explicitly atheist country. I can't find it in the Constitution, and I don't like it being shoved down my throat.
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I was a trial lawyer. At the same time, I was a teacher. I taught about the political and social content of film for American University. Then I left and became a teacher at the University of California at Santa Cruz. I taught about the political and social content of film, but I also taught a course in law for undergraduates.
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After all the black man has been through in this world, he can still often reach levels of spirituality the most pampered white man cannot touch. Maybe what he's been through is the reason why.
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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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It's a lot better to hope than not to.
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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 am scared of running out of money.
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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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Greed is a basic part of animal nature. Being against it is like being against breathing or eating. It means nothing.
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If there is no God, why bother to tell the truth? Why not steal?
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Every soul deserves a shot at a Cadillac, but not everyone should be guaranteed a Cadillac.
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I thought that all of the sacrifices and blessings of the whole history of mankind have devolved upon me. Thank you, God.
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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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You must take the first step. The first steps will take some effort, maybe pain. But after that, everything that has to be done is real-life movement.
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I don't think Wall Street people in general are smart. I think that's one of the biggest myths in American lore. They're tough, aggressive, greedy, quick thinking but I don't think they're particularly smart at all.
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