Ben Stein

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

It is inevitable that some defeat will enter even the most victorious life. The human spirit is never finished when it is defeated... it is finished when it surrenders. ”

Keep on beginning and failing. Each time you fail, start all over gain, and you will grow stronger until have accomplished a purpose - not the one you began with perhaps, but one you'll be glad to remember. ”

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

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

If we try to engineer outcomes, if we overturn tradition to make everyone the same, we ruin society. If we upset tradition to allow for an equal shot at the starting gate, everyone wins, except for the charlatans and would be dictators. ”

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. ”

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

If there are finer beings than German short hairs, I don't know what they are. In their eyes is peace. ”

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. ”