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
years people want
The sad fact is that spending rises every year, no matter what people want or say they want.
want firsts steps
The first step in getting what you want from life-decide what you want.
real games sitting
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.
intelligent design heaven
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.
academic-freedom people challenges
Academic freedom is being lost by a great many people who dare to challenge Darwinism. That's a terrifying situation. That's contrary to the principles of science.
government pay gaps
Put simply, the rich pay a lot of taxes as a total percentage of taxes collected, but they don't pay a lot of taxes as a percentage of what they can afford to pay, or as a percentage of what the government needs to close the deficit gap.
men thinking trying
If there is no God, then man sometimes thinks he is god, and sometimes tries to live like a god.
want able used
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?
should attempting
Science should always be in the business of attempting to disprove itself.
israel east allies
Israel is our strongest, most reliable ally in the Middle East. Of course, we're their most reliable ally, too.
experts finance personal-finance
I don't really consider myself to be a personal finance expert compared with some others. There are quite a few that know a lot more than I do.
training economist
I'm an economist by training. I don't really work as an economist. I only worked briefly as an economist.
beautiful men years
Hollywood is largely about scammers and con men. It was my main livelihood for about 25 years, and the scams were beautiful and ugly, cheap and expensive, but, wow, were there a lot of scammers.
military taken thinking
I think it's criminal how little people in the military are paid. These are people out risking their lives, taken away from their families for long periods of time. I think they should be paid dramatically more than they're paid.