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Sleep makes people calmer, more alert, less fearful - just plain happier, or so I see around me and in me. I am sure that if this great nation were to concentrate on getting more sleep, we would be a happier, more confident people, and that by itself would be a major achievement.

~Ben Stein

Topics: Achievement Alert Am Around Concentrate Confident Fearful Getting Great Great Nation Happier Itself Just Less Major Makes Me More Nation People Plain See Sleep Sure Were Would I Am I See

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When I seemed to be irritable or sad, my father would quote the learned Dr. Knight, and then say, 'Just go to sleep.' Like all smart aleck kids, I thought the advice was silly. But as I've grown older, I've realized just how smart Knight was.

~Ben Stein

Topics: Advice Dr Father Go Grown How Just Kids Knight Learned Like Older Quote Realized Sad Say Seemed Silly Sleep Smart Then Thought Would

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

~Ben Stein

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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.

~Ben Stein

Topics: Back Banks Burned Good Good Times Got Least Lending Reckless See Terribly Times Were Wild I See

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

~Ben Stein

Topics: Faults Just Media People

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So, who in the media is without sin among us? I am in the media and I am a major league sinner. I don't know anyone except my wife who isn't a big time sinner.

~Ben Stein

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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.

~Ben Stein

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It means zero to be against greed.

~Ben Stein

Topics: Against Greed Means Zero

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I agree that there are some bad apples on Wall Street. I spent about ten years exposing corporate and financial fraud for 'Barron's' magazine and I found a lot to write about.

~Ben Stein

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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.

~Ben Stein

Topics: About Been Blog Corporate Evil Fight Finance Find Fraud Get Industry Reading Report Sec See Want Where Work Write You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: November 25th, 1944

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