Ben Stein Quotes

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.

Ben Stein

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 25, 1944

Topics

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Identity is part of drama to me. Who am I, why am I behaving this way, and am I aware of it?

Matthew Weiner

IdentityMeDramaWhyWho Am IWay

When we write songs, we don't ever sit down to write an Old Dominion song. We just sit down to write the best song we possibly can.

Matthew Ramsey

BestSongDownWriteOldSit

In short, Luck's always to blame.

Jean de La Fontaine

LuckBlameShortAlways

Yes, disappointment over perceived unfairness, injustice, promises not kept, tends to go hand in hand with increasing prosperity. Expectations are dashed. What can I say!

Mary Douglas

DisappointmentPromisesExpectations

They don't give you gold medals for beating somebody. They give you gold medals for beating everybody.

Michael Johnson

GoldYouMedalsGiveSomebody

I don't like to watch myself. I can't get into the story; I'm too critical.

Cheyenne Jackson

MyselfStoryWatchGetCriticalToo

A scene gets cut a few frames here and there, but there's a cumulative effect to it, and then the music needs to be reworked. It's demanding, but when you see the improved cuts, it's always better.

Atticus Ross

MusicBetterYouAlwaysSeeHere

The food here is terrible, and the portions are too small.

Woody Allen

FoodSmallHereTerriblePortions

Are there memories left that are safe from the clutches of phony anniversaries?

Pope Paul VI

MemoriesSafeLeftPhony

I will never have anything that is remotely technical near my bath time. I completely zone out and stare up at the ceiling. For me, it's like a form of meditation. It's a time where I can just actually turn off.

Poppy Delevingne

TimeMeMeditationI CanBathNever

If a thing moves, it lives.

Twyla Tharp

MovesThingLives

To me, marriage has nothing to do with anybody but me and my wife.

Mark Consuelos

MarriageWifeMeNothingAnybody

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