Quote by Ben Stein
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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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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Personal relationships are the fertile soil from which all advancement, all success, all achievement in real life grows. – Ben Stein

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

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