Ben Stein
  • The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want.

  • 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.

  • Greed is a basic part of animal nature. Being against it is like being against breathing or eating. It means nothing.

  • Screaming at children over their grades, especially to the point of the child's tears, is child abuse, pure and simple. It's not funny and it's not good parenting. It is a crushing, scarring, disastrous experience for the child. It isn't the least bit funny.

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