Ben Stein Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“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 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.”

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

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

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

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

“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.”

“If we are just specks of dust hit by lightning, if we have no spark of God in us, why not just take whatever we can and devil take the hindmost? I mean, we are fools not to do that if there is no right or wrong.”

“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.”

“After all the black man has been through in this world, he can still often reach levels of spirituality the most pampered white man cannot touch. Maybe what he's been through is the reason why.”