Ben Stein
Ben Stein
Benjamin Jeremy "Ben" Steinis an American writer, lawyer, actor, and commentator on political and economic issues. He attained early success as a speechwriter for American presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. Later, he entered the entertainment field and became an actor, comedian, and Emmy Award-winning game show host...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActor
Date of Birth25 November 1944
CountryUnited States of America
jobs years europe
Yes, [I spent] two long years, traveling all over the United States, all over Europe, interviewing many, many, many people who had been thrown out of their academic jobs because they taught that there was a possibility of life coming from something other than Darwinism, who thought that possibly random selection and mutations didn't account for the universe, didn't account for gravity, didn't account for why nobody had ever seen an individual species evolve -- no one's ever seen an individual species evolve!
people religion killing
Science leads you to killing people.
birthday smart men
It'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.
life pain real
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.
teaching college class
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.
home nursing golf
Being a Daddy is priority number one. When you are old and facing oblivion in a nursing home or a hospital or on a golf course in winter, you are not going to wish you had spent more time at the office or making a sales call or watching a show. You will wish you had spent more time with your family.
home son parenting
What's a good investment? Go home from work early and spend the afternoon throwing a ball around with your son.
government hypocrisy citizens
Fathom the hypocrisy of a government that requires every citizen to prove they are insured... But not everyone must prove they are a citizen.
life motivational relationship
Personal relationships are the fertile soil from which all advancement, all success, all achievement in real life grows.
citizens paradoxical prove
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.
faith believe knowing
Faith is not believing that God can. It is knowing that God will.
inspirational life motivational
The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want.
inspirational success determination
It's amazing what ordinary people can do if they set out without preconceived notions.