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Ben Stein
Sign in to saveAlso known as Benjamin J. Stein, Benjamin Stein, Benjamin Jeremy Stein
American actor, writer, commentator, lawyer, teacher, humorist
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 47
Top works
- Peacemaker : Nixon
- World According to Ben Stein
- How to Ruin Your Love Life (Special Edition)
- Little Benny Piggy in Courage for the Win
- Capitalist Code, The
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 385
- Total plays
- 3,753
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Fitting Linear Mixed-Effects Models Using
<b>lme4</b>
· 2015 · cited 73,407x
- Fast gapped-read alignment with Bowtie 2
· 2012 · cited 52,862x
- HISAT: a fast spliced aligner with low memory requirements
· 2015 · cited 21,526x
- Ultrafast and memory-efficient alignment of short DNA sequences to the human genome
· 2009 · cited 19,788x
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,412x
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Quotes
- “The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want.”
- “For any exam in history, here is the answer: all human history is the struggle between systems that attempt to shackle the human personality in the name of some intangible good on the one hand and systems that enable and expand the scope of human personality in the pursuit of extremely tangible aims. The American system is the most successful in the world because it harmonizes best with the aims and longings of human personality while allowing the best protection to other personalities.”
- “There's no evidence whatsoever that Darwin had anything useful to say or anything to say period about how life began or how the universe began or how gravity began or how physics began or fluid motion or how thermodynamics began. He had nothing to say about that whatsoever.”
- “God bless the devout Christians of this country. They are Israel's best friends on the earth.”
- “In life, events tend to follow patterns. People who commit crimes tend to be criminals, for example. Can anyone tell me any economists who have been convicted of violent sex crimes? Can anyone tell me of any heads of nonprofit international economic entities who have ever been charged and convicted of violent sexual crimes? Is it likely that just by chance this hotel maid found the only one in this category?”
- “The prosecutors say that Mr. Strauss-Kahn "forced" the complainant to have oral and other sex with him. How? Did he have a gun? Did he have a knife? He's a short fat old man.”
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Key facts
- Born
- Benjamin Jeremy Stein , ( 1944-11-25 ) November 25, 1944 (age 81) , Washington, D.C. , U.S.
- Education
- Columbia University ( BA ), Yale University ( JD )
- Occupations
- Writer lawyer economist actor comedian commentator
- Years active
- 1970–present (writer and lawyer), 1986–present (actor and comedian)
- Television
- Win Ben Stein's Money
- Political party
- Republican
- Spouses
- Alexandra Denman ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1968 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1974 ) ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1977 )
- Father
- Herbert Stein
- Website
- benstein .com
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.benstein.com
- Image
- Ben Stein 2011.jpg
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- Ben Stein
- date of birth
- 1944-11-25
- name in native language
- Ben Stein
- start of work period
- 1970-00-00
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Article
Benjamin Jeremy Stein (born November 25, 1944) is an American writer, lawyer, actor, comedian, and commentator on political and economic issues. He began his career as a speechwriter for U.S. presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford before entering the entertainment field as an actor, comedian, and game show host. His screen roles include the economics teacher in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, being the host of Win Ben Stein's Money, and as Dr. Arthur Neuman in The Mask and Son of the Mask. Stein also co-wrote and starred in the controversial 2008 film Expelled which was widely criticized for promoting pseudoscientific intelligent design creationist claims. Stein is the son of economist and writer Herbert Stein, who worked at the White House under President Nixon. As an actor, he is known for his droning, monotonous delivery. In comedy, Stein is known for his deadpan delivery.
Early life and education