Ben Shapiro watching Shrek 2: “How can you be ‘accidentally in love’? Love by definition takes time to develop and doesn’t just pop out of nowhere. If it’s ‘accidental’ then, by definition, it’s not love. It might be lust, might be like, but it is, by definition, not love”

Ben Shapiro listening to Bill Withers: The idea that there is no sunshine when she’s gone, whoever “she” is, it’s just ridiculous. Perhaps the sky is overcast, perhaps you are at one of the poles during the winter, but categorically there will be sunshine during daylight hours.

Ben Shapiro listening to Tears for Fears: “The idea that everybody wants to rule the world is, categorically, ridiculous. There are leaders and there are followers in the world. Not everybody is a leader, and not all leaders want to ‘rule the world’. The claim is just absurd.”

Ben Shapiro watching Beauty and the Beast: “OK let’s say that, as a child, you eat four dozen eggs every day. Well that will help you get large – but it won’t help you get muscular. That makes for a fat child. Gaston should be massively obese, not this muscular... man.”

Ben Shapiro watching Jaws: “Why do they need a bigger boat? Whalers in the 19th century took down sperm whales, which were much bigger than that shark by the way, with nothing but harpoons and rowboats. If they need a bigger boat they are not very good at their job.”

Ben Shapiro listening to the Beatles: “Okay, let’s say all you have is love, but that’s it. That’s all you have—no food, no shelter, no water, just love. What happens? You die. So you need considerably more than love, or you will die. It’s just a fact.”

Ben Shapiro listening to Britney Spears: "Is this women's empowerment? This teenager girl asking this guy, presumably a boyfriend, to 'hit' her? 'One more time,' even, implying he has hit her before? This is not empowering women. This is promoting domestic violence. Full stop."

Ben Shapiro watching Star Wars: "Oh, here we go. Here it comes. 'Reach out with your feelings.' The whole premise is absurd. First of all, feelings are going to make you a less effective fighter, not more. Secondly, feelings are not sensory organs. Just ridiculous."

Ben Shapiro listening to Lady Gaga: “‘I won’t tell you that I love you, kiss or hug you, cause I’m bluffin’ with my...’ m-word. M-word in a normal context being a baked good but in this context referring to female genitalia. But you can’t bluff with a... m-word.”