Ben Stein Quotes

So, who in the media is without sin among us? I am in the media and I am a major league sinner. I don't know anyone except my wife who isn't a big time sinner.

Ben Stein

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

TimeWifeI AmMediaSinKnow

I don't enjoy putting my characters through hell unless there's a reason. I don't use violence or anything just for shock value. They're always a means to an end.

Jeff Lemire

ValueEndHellViolenceEnjoyJust

Every so often in life, you encounter a brilliant idea. Usually, at least in my case, it's somebody else's idea.

Jean Hanff Korelitz

LifeYouBrilliantIdeaEncounter

I spend my time being a retailer, not an economist.

Mike Duke

TimeBeingMy TimeSpendEconomist

I am huge on bold, strong flavors, and I think every aspect of a dish should be thoughtful, whether it's the chicken on top of a Cobb salad or the topping on a savory casserole.

Chrissy Teigen

I AmStrongThinkThoughtfulBold

I did make a solo album in my house when I was there. And because I was just afraid of flying, I wouldn't promote it, and I wouldn't tour. Actually, it wasn't a very good album anyway - it got buried underneath the pits of Hell, I suppose.

Christine McVie

GoodFlyingHellHouseAfraidSolo

One of my realizations is that if you revel over joy, you're going to ache over pain and get killed over hurt. Your span of feelings are going to go just as far one way as the other.

Chuck Berry

PainJoyHurtYouFeelingsGo

Not only is our love for our children sometimes tinged with annoyance, discouragement, and disappointment, the same is true for the love our children feel for us.

Bruno Bettelheim

LoveChildrenDisappointmentFeelUs

Theatricality - that's where you get catharsis. The Greeks went to see drama because they felt like this wasn't happening to them.

Arca

YouDramaSeeWhereGetGreeks

I want our future leaders to know what's possible and to be part of a world where diversity and gender equality aren't special programs but the natural way of operating.

Pierre Nanterme

FutureDiversityEqualityWorldKnow

While goals are chosen, a purpose is discovered. Our purpose is something we have been doing all along, and will continue to do, regardless of circumstances, until the day we die.

Peter McWilliams

GoalsDayPurposeDieDoingWill

Like many a Yank before me, I have tried to explain to European friends that Americans actually know soccer quite well, that many of us played it in school and college, but that, well, we just don't find it quite as exciting as, say, what we call football.

Serge Schmemann

FootballSchoolCollegeMeFriends

A lot of celebrities promote their films to entertainment reporters and feel like they need to entertain them.

Rich Eisen

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