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The people who did the collateralized mortgage obligations, sold t

The people who did the collateralized mortgage obligations, sold them to pension funds, then sold them short, then bought credit default swap insurance on them, are just amazing. They are a law unto themselves. – Ben Stein

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Americans are terrified because so many of them have been laid off in recent years and months and they fear that they may be next. Even if they have not been laid off or have not known anyone laid off, they definitely know someone who has lost his home. – Ben Stein

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If there are finer beings than German short hairs, I dont know what they are. In their eyes is peace. – Ben Stein

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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. – Ben Stein

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Its amazing the relationships you forge in a kitchen. When you cooperate in an environment thats hot. Where theres a lot of knives. Youre trusting your well-being with someone youve never before met or known. – Alexandra Guarnaschelli

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Be open to the amazing changes which are occurring in the field that interest you. – Leigh Steinberg

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Im an actor, so sometimes there are moments where I think about everything thats happening and I want to cry. Im doing what I love and I will be doing it for a very, very long time – and its amazing. A lot of people dont get to do that. – Ashley Greene

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New York is the coolest city. The place just never sleeps. Its amazing. – Margot Robbie

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Jesus wept Voltaire smiled. From that divine tear and from that human smile is derived the grace of present civilization. – Victor Hugo

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You dont want flame to hit your food. Flame is bad. Flame does nasty things to food. It makes soot and it makes deposits of various chemicals that are not too good for us. The last thing you really want to see licking at your food while its on a grill is an actual flame. – Alton Brown

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