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It doesn't bother me a bit when people say, 'Merry Christmas' to me. I don't think they are slighting me or getting ready to put me in a ghetto. In fact, I kind of like it.

~Ben Stein

Topics: Bit Bother Christmas Fact Getting Ghetto In Fact Kind Like Me Merry People People Say Put Ready Say Think

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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.

~Ben Stein

Topics: America Atheist Being Came Concept Constitution Country Down Explicitly Find Idea Like No Idea Throat Where

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

~Ben Stein

Topics: Always Any Ask Assumed Fear Free Inquiry Line Pursue Question Scientists Were Without

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

~Ben Stein

Topics: Always Attempting Business Disprove Itself Science Should

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For me, I've always believed that there was a God. I've always believed that God created the heavens and earth - so, for me it's not a huge leap from there to intelligent design.

~Ben Stein

Topics: Always Believed Created Design Earth God Heavens Huge Intelligent Leap Me

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My parents, products of the Great Depression, were successful people, but lived in a state of constant fear that my sister and I, and they, would sink into the kind of economic insecurity that their generation knew so well.

~Ben Stein

Topics: Constant Depression Economic Fear Generation Great Great Depression Insecurity Kind Knew Lived Parents People Products Sink Sister State Successful Successful People Well Were Would

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Emperor Sid Caesar is gone to eternity himself now. He takes with him the gratitude of every one of us who first learned the relief of laughter from this genuinely great performer.

~Ben Stein

Topics: Caesar Emperor Eternity Every First Genuinely Gone Gratitude Great He Him Himself Laughter Learned Now Performer Relief Takes Us Who

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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.

~Ben Stein

Topics: Back Father George Graham Great Joke Laughing Looking Some

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

~Ben Stein

Topics: Else Everyone Everyone Else Exceptions Free Free Society General Getting Makes People Rare Rich Richer Society Some Too Which

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

~Ben Stein

Topics: About Confidence Good Good Story Hollywood Like Man See Sees Sells Story Themselves Who

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: November 25th, 1944

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