Adam Smith Quotes
What is prudence in the conduct of every private family, can scarce be folly in that of a great kingdom.Adam Smith
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Hizbullah is not a militia.
Bashar al-Assad -
I'm not shy or reclusive. I just spend my time with people rather than journalists.
Sade Adu -
Beethoven's importance in music has been principally defined by the revolutionary nature of his compositions. He freed music from hitherto prevailing conventions of harmony and structure.
Daniel Barenboim -
I have this kind of mild nice-guy exterior, but inside my heart is like a steel trap.
Dan Aykroyd -
Do I enjoy features? Yeah, I really do. Would I like to do some more features before I head to the barn? Yeah, probably. But I also love television. I love doing television because it's fast, and that I like a lot.
G. W. Bailey -
I love this country very much, and I'm proud to live here, but I think our current administration is extreme. These are not merely conservative people, these are extreme right-wing people.
Ed Harris
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You can go to the doctor a million times if you're feeling down, and get nowhere, but if you go for a run it makes you feel really good.
Gail Porter -
Every historian with professional standards speaks or writes what he believes to be true.
Samuel E. Morison -
Humor can be an incredible, lacerating and effective weapon.
Carl Hiaasen -
China is still the fastest growing economy in the world, but we need to learn how to use money in a better way, and it's about quality, not quantity.
Jack Ma -
I technically have two last names, which is a lot of fun when you're making airline reservations.
Mackenzie Astin -
I think I'm a good judge of character.
Tamara Ecclestone
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Children are the most desirable opponents at scrabble as they are both easy to beat and fun to cheat.
Fran Lebowitz -
For an introvert his environment is himself and can never be subject to startling or unforeseen change.
Quentin Crisp -
If we want more trade in the world, we should establish bilateral trade agreements with other democratic countries. That way we can control the decision-making process. The major economic countries of the world will enter into those agreements.
Dana Rohrabacher -
Who is ready to settle for five minutes when three hours does nicely?
Jackie Collins -
It's so great to see a woman dressed in jeans and a lace-up boot with an extraordinary jacket. It's a moment where you do want to mix high and low, and it's not so much about a head-to-toe designer look.
Narciso Rodriguez -
When you don't know what the band looks like, it puts the emphasis on thinking and taking the music and message more seriously.
Adam Jones
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When faced with a challenge, happy families, like happy people, just add a new chapter to their life story that shows them overcoming the hardship. This skill is particularly important for children, whose identity tends to get locked in during adolescence.
Bruce Feiler -
I would say three-quarters of what I do depends on the sincerity of it. You can croak, but if you croak good, they'll still listen.
Johnny Mathis -
Every year since I was very small, my family - Mum, Dad, sister Charlie-Ann and brother Stephen - and I have been holidaying in Carvoeiro in the Algarve, so that has very fond memories for me.
Pixie Lott -
Once you step on the court, you see the crowd, you see the final, you see I'm here playing another Wimbledon final.
Garbine Muguruza -
What is prudence in the conduct of every private family, can scarce be folly in that of a great kingdom.
Adam Smith