Sleep makes people calmer, more alert, less fearful – just plain happier, or so I see around me and in me. I am sure that if this great nation were to concentrate on getting more sleep, we would be a happier, more confident people, and that by itself would be a major achievement. Ben Stein Read Quote
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 Read Quote
The banks are not lending, at least from what I see. They were so wild and reckless back in the good times that they got burned terribly. Ben Stein Read Quote
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 Read Quote
It doesn’t bother me a bit when people say, ‘Merry Christmas’ to me. I don’t think they are slighting me or getting ready to put me in a ghetto. In fact, I kind of like it. Ben Stein Read Quote
I do all of the grocery shopping in my little family. I buy cheese, of many different kinds, sliced packaged meats and poultry, bagels, immense quantities of eggs, pre-made fried chicken. Milk. Bacon. It is insane how much dairy, deli and bakery stuff I buy. Ben Stein Read Quote
I spend so much time in fear of going broke, and I never have been even remotely close to going broke. Ben Stein Read Quote
Traders can cause short-term volatility. In the long run, the market must revert to a sensible price/earnings multiple. Ben Stein Read Quote
