Ben Stein

The ordinary American - as far as I can tell - knows so much less than he did fifty years ago and has such poor work habits compared with fifty years ago that the average multiplicand of knowledge/capabilities is a much smaller number than it was in 1961. ”

As to a media personality, well that just happened in large measure because people found me amusing, and I did lots and lots of T.V. news interview shows. ”

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

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. ”

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

I think Darwinism as a theory explaining evolution within species is incredibly brilliant - just unbelievably, incredibly brilliant. ”

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. ”