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Ben Stein is an American writer, lawyer, actor, and political commentator, widely recognized for his dry humor and distinctive monotone voice. His breakthrough came with roles in movies and television, most famously as the monotonous teacher in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off." He continues to be active in media and public discussions on politics and culture. Here are 126 of his quotes:

Running a real business is exacting, daunting, repetitive work. Even in Silicon Valley.

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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.

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

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I tell you why I don't think I will ever vote for a Democrat, if I may say so. Because for me, the number one issue is right to life, and I don't think the Democrats are very good on the right-to-life issue.

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As Beverly Hills becomes more Iranian-Jewish, it is becoming politically conservative.

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I was a trial lawyer. At the same time, I was a teacher. I taught about the political and social content of film for American University. Then I left and became a teacher at the University of California at Santa Cruz. I taught about the political and social content of film, but I also taught a course in law for undergraduates.

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

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I am scared of running out of money.

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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.

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You cannot win if you're not at the table. You have to be where the action is.

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The education system should teach us about money; it's an incredibly big subject. I run into people all the time that don't have the first clue of what they should do about money.

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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.

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Trying to pick individual stocks is a trap. I can't do it. Warren Buffett can, but hardly anyone else can beat the indexes over a long period of time.

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It isn't the rich people's fault that poor people are poor. Poor people who get an education and work hard in this country will stop being poor. That should be the goal for all poor people everywhere.

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I am a Jew, and every single one of my ancestors was Jewish. And it does not bother me even a little bit when people call those beautiful lit up, bejeweled trees Christmas trees. I don't feel threatened. I don't feel discriminated against.

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If there's a recession, I'd buy stocks. That's when you make money: when markets are spooked.

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Darwinism doesn't explain where gravity comes from. It doesn't explain where thermodynamics comes from. It doesn't explain where the laws of physics come from. It doesn't explain where matter came from.

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A corporation's responsibility is to the shareholders, not its retirees and employees. Companies are doing everything they can to get rid of pension plans and they will succeed.

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I don't believe the most successful people are the ones who got the best grades, got into the best schools, or made the most money.

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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.

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I don't like the sound of all the lists he's making.

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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.

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