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It's a great stretch for me to do my game show. It's very hard. It's not me at all. The only part that's me is sort of when I'm sitting in the booth looking tormented. That's the only part that's the real me.
Ben Stein
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Ben Stein
Age: 79
Born: 1944
Born: November 25
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I came to realize that life lived to help others is the only one that matters and that it sis my duty ... This is my highest and best use as a human.
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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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I do all of the grocery shopping in my little family. I buy cheese, of many different kinds, sliced packaged meats and poultry, bagels, immense quantities of eggs, pre-made fried chicken. Milk. Bacon. It is insane how much dairy, deli and bakery stuff I buy.
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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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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 have to tell you I never in my life anticipated getting this old, this fast. It seems as if I were 25 just a few days ago.
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