Adam Smith Quotes
I have no great faith in political arithmetic, and I mean not to warrant the exactness of either of these computations.Adam Smith
Quotes to Explore
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Many who seem to be struggling with adversity are happy; many, amid great affluence, are utterly miserable.
Tacitus -
I know from my own experience that great films and great actors can have a really big influence on you. There is a place for art in the world, and if you're lucky enough to be good at something and to keep being given work, it's not such a bad thing.
Sally Hawkins -
The political world is a dark place. If you want to portray it accurately, authentically, you've got to turn out the lights from time to time.
Beau Willimon -
I have to remember for every kid saying something awful, there's a kid saying something great.
Halsey -
My coaches were great. My mom and dad. My dad never missed a wrestling meet.
Dan Gable -
London is the financial capital of Europe, a great platform to America and Asia. I love the fact that in British culture you can be whoever you want, and people don't even look at you. I don't feel that in Paris or Milan.
Lapo Elkann
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I've always worn earplugs, but I'm sure my hearing's not great.
J Mascis -
My great religion is a belief in the blood, the flesh, as being wiser than the intellect. We can go wrong in our minds. But what our blood feels and believes and says, is always true. The intellect is only a bit and a bridle.
D. H. Lawrence -
The democratic idealist is prone to make light of the whole question of standards and leadership because of his unbounded faith in the plain people.
Irving Babbitt -
Everywhere in my house are these little things that have meanings and make me think of great memories.
Nate Berkus -
That's the great thing about G.I. Joe: it's essentially superheroes, but it's military based - and it's based in reality.
D. J. Cotrona -
What works about fairy tales is that they endure, and the great thing about fairy tales is that you can explore big, epic things that you can't really explore in other situations.
Gary Ross
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I was the big, bossy older sister, full of enthusiasms, mad fantasies, desperate urges to be famous, and anxious to be a saint - a settled sort of saint, not one who might have to suffer or die for her faith.
Maeve Binchy -
When you work on a record for three years, it's a great sense of relief when it is finally out in the world. It just feels good.
M. Ward -
It's physically hard for me to work. I start to break down, physically. My joints start. I get weepy eyes. I don't sleep well. I was never a hard worker, I guess. So the voiceover work ethic is really great for me - couple days a month, two hours a day.
H. Jon Benjamin -
The comfort zone is the great enemy to creativity; moving beyond it necessitates intuition, which in turn configures new perspectives and conquers fears.
Dan Stevens -
'Aladdin' was probably my favorite Disney animation when I was a kid. The animation was great and Robin Williams was unbelievable as the Genie. 'Aladdin' was an amazing adventure and the lead character was a hero for guys, which I loved. It wasn't a princess or a girl beating the odds; it was a street rat. That seemed really cool to me.
Zachary Levi -
I think when people make a record with a goal in mind - like taking it to the next level or making them seem more mature - that gets in the way of writing great songs.
Taylor Swift
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Stay as connected as you can. Sometimes that means you're going to do a job that may not pay you much but may give you a great connection. If the work is not going the way you need it to go, create your own!
Brian Stokes Mitchell -
Many years ago, I really didn't know where the next work was coming from.
Daniel Day-Lewis -
I was trained to be loud, passionate, direct. I didn't realize for the longest time I was intimidating.
Dawn Steel -
I try to be the best and give the maximum so that people can say I'm among the top players.
Antoine Griezmann -
It is only because of problems that we grow mentally and spiritually.
M. Scott Peck -
I have no great faith in political arithmetic, and I mean not to warrant the exactness of either of these computations.
Adam Smith