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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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If we try to engineer outcomes, if we overturn tradition to make everyone the same, we ruin society. If we upset tradition to allow for an equal shot at the starting gate, everyone wins, except for the charlatans and would be dictators. – Ben Stein

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Society
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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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Yes, Americans can still get credit for cars and trucks and refrigerators, and those businesses are doing well. But just try to get a home loan now. – Ben Stein

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James Franco has this interesting and relaxed look. Its pretty I dont care, but it still looks good. Ryan Gosling also has amazing style. I take a lot of my fashion tips from those two. In my opinion, theyre the ones getting it right. – Josh Henderson

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Despite the amazing diversity were blessed with in this country, schools are still in large part segregated because of economic disparity. Sports are one of the few areas where kids are really given the opportunity to interact with those of different races and religions. – Steve Kerr

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I have the most amazing support network around me. – Jenny Frost

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I am married to the most amazing, generous and beautiful human being and it has been hard on him because from the outside if you look at it its just all about me. – Emily Watson

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He who chooses the beginning of a road chooses the place it leads to. It is the means that determine the end. – Harry Emerson Fosdick

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