Ben Stein Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings

14 Famous Quotes by Ben Stein
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“It is inevitable that some defeat will enter even the most victorious life. The human spirit is never finished when it is defeated...it is finished when it surrenders.”
Defeat Quotes
“Personal relationships are the fertile soil from which all advancement, all success, all achievement in real life grows.”
Achievement Quotes
“The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want.”
Advice / experience / wisdom Quotes
“Nothing happens by itself... it all will come your way, once you understand that you have to make it come your way, by your own exertions.”
Behavior Quotes
“The human spirit needs to accomplish, to achieve, to triumph to be happy.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“Jump into the middle of things, get your hands dirty, fall flat on your face, and then reach for the stars.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“It is inevitable that some defeat will enter even the most victorious life. The human spirit is never finished when it is defeated...it is finished when it surrenders.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“There is no sudden leap into the stratosphere... There is only advancing step by step, slowly and tortuously, up the pyramid towards your goals...”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“Faith is not believing that God can. It is knowing that God will.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“Nothing happens by itself... it all will come your way, once you understand that you have to make it come your way, by your own exertions.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“If you can't stand the heat, don't go to Cancun in the summer.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“A corporation's responsibility is to the shareholders, not its retirees and employees. Companies are doing everything they can to get rid of pension plans and they will succeed.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“Keep on beginning and failing. Each time you fail, start all over gain, and you will grow stronger until have accomplished a purpose - not the one you began with perhaps, but one you'll be glad to remember.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“Somewhere there is a map of how it can be done.”
Miscellaneous Quotes