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
Personal relationships are the fertile soil from which all advancement, all success, all achievement in real life grows. – Ben Stein
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
Greed is a basic part of animal nature. Being against it is like being against breathing or eating. It means nothing. – Ben Stein