Ben Stein Quotes

You can do what you think you can do and you cannot do what you think you cannot.

I spend so much time in fear of going broke, and I never have been even remotely close to going broke.

I am so used to having a comfortable life. What will it be like when I am no longer able to just buy anything I want?

I have always been very concerned that Darwinism gave the basic okay to terrible racism and to the idea of murder based upon race.

Now, although my life is still pleasant, the days of easy money are over.

If there's a recession, I'd buy stocks. That's when you make money: when markets are spooked.

It's amazing what ordinary people can do if they set out without preconceived notions.

Running a real business is exacting, daunting, repetitive work. Even in Silicon Valley.

I feel as if I'm in on a pass and am damn lucky to have whatever I have. It could all be taken away in a second.

If you can't stand the heat, don't go to Cancun in the summer.

It means zero to be against greed.

And there hasn't been much progress in Darwinism since [the life of Darwin].

Traders can cause short-term volatility. In the long run, the market must revert to a sensible price/earnings multiple.

I hope it won't come as a surprise to anyone that a big part of male homosexual behavior is interest in young boys.

I have talent at playing myself. I don't have a very broad range, but at playing myself I am a wizard. It's more than fun; it's the best job on Earth.

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.

The human spirit needs to accomplish, to achieve, to triumph to be happy.

When are American Jews going to realize that the Republican Party is far better for Israel than the Democrats?

If there is no God, then man sometimes thinks he is god, and sometimes tries to live like a god.

Science should always be in the business of attempting to disprove itself.

Somewhere there is a map of how it can be done.

Trying to pick individual stocks is a trap. I can't do it. Warren Buffett can, but hardly anyone else can beat the indexes over a long period of time.

I am about to vote. I am about to do something that human beings are rarely allowed to do. I am doing something that did not exist until America.

Men and women succeed because they find a field of endeavor that matches their interests and abilities.

Israel is our strongest, most reliable ally in the Middle East. Of course, we're their most reliable ally, too.

The poor black people in it make the black people in Gone With the Wind look like Malcolm X.

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.

I have a great pic of my father and Rev. Graham laughing hysterically at some joke with George Pratt Shultz looking on back in 1972 or so.

The sad fact is that spending rises every year, no matter what people want or say they want.

When Hollywood sees a good story about a man who sells confidence, they see themselves and they like it.

Every soul deserves a shot at a Cadillac, but not everyone should be guaranteed a Cadillac.

Humans are alive, therefore life must be complex.

Politics is a thankless occupation; I have no interest in it at all.

So many fail because they don't get started - they don't go. They don't overcome inertia. They don't begin.

If there is no God, why bother to tell the truth? Why not steal?

What's a good investment? Go home from work early and spend the afternoon throwing a ball around with your son.

Greed is a basic part of animal nature. Being against it is like being against breathing or eating. It means nothing.

I don't believe the most successful people are the ones who got the best grades, got into the best schools, or made the most money.

I thought that all of the sacrifices and blessings of the whole history of mankind have devolved upon me. Thank you, God.

The scientific community says that if you even mention God as causes of anything scientific, you're gone.

The successful people of this world take life as it comes. They just go out and deal with the world as it is.

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.

The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want.

It is so great to sleep in safe, glorious, beautiful America. I just cannot get over it.

Jump into the middle of things, get your hands dirty, fall flat on your face, and then reach for the stars.

I love sleeping in a moving car more than sleeping in bed.

Happiness is being grateful for what you have and having an attitude of gratitude instead of an attitude of envy.

I am scared of running out of money.

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.

I am scared of getting old. I am scared of being ill.

The banks are not lending, at least from what I see. They were so wild and reckless back in the good times that they got burned terribly.

I'm an economist by training. I don't really work as an economist. I only worked briefly as an economist.

I don't like the sound of all the lists he's making.

No one will do it for you.

We're a lazy, undisciplined generation. I don't exempt myself: I spend way too much, even though I make a good income.

The America that we knew as the smartest place on the planet is gone with the wind.

Nothing happens by itself ... it all will come your way, once you understand that you have to make it come your way, by your own exertions.

As Beverly Hills becomes more Iranian-Jewish, it is becoming politically conservative.

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.

I am so in love with just lying in bed listening to Mozart.

We in the media are just people with all of people's faults.

You cannot win if you're not at the table. You have to be where the action is.

I always assumed scientists were free to ask any question, pursue any line of inquiry without fear or reprisal.

If there are finer beings than German short hairs, I don't know what they are. In their eyes is peace.

I'm out and about meeting people all day long. And I'm very friendly; I talk to just about everybody I meet.

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.

Israel being condemned by the EU, which 66 years ago watched with glee as its Jews were being mass murdered. That is pretty rich.

Life lived to help others is the only life that matters.

It's a lot better to hope than not to.

Prime-time network television has become an island without religion in an ever-more-religious America.

Science leads you to killing people.

People getting rich in a free society in general - with some scammy exceptions, which are rare - makes everyone else richer, too.

I think Darwinism as a theory explaining evolution within species is incredibly brilliant - just unbelievably, incredibly brilliant.

Faith is not believing that God can. It is knowing that God will.

Personal relationships are the fertile soil from which all advancement, all success, all achievement in real life grows.

Fathom the hypocrisy of a government that requires every citizen to prove they are insured ... But not everyone must prove they are a citizen.

There is no sudden leap into the stratosphere ... There is only advancing step by step, slowly and tortuously, up the pyramid toward your goals ...

This is my life. I love it.

The first step in getting what you want from life-decide what you want.

We are not supposed to be all equal. Let's just forget that. We are supposed to have equal rights under law. If we do that, we have done enough.

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.