Adam Smith Quotes
What is prudence in the conduct of every private family, can scarce be folly in that of a great kingdom.
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Hizbullah is not a militia.
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I'm not shy or reclusive. I just spend my time with people rather than journalists.
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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.
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I have this kind of mild nice-guy exterior, but inside my heart is like a steel trap.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Every historian with professional standards speaks or writes what he believes to be true.
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Humor can be an incredible, lacerating and effective weapon.
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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.
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I technically have two last names, which is a lot of fun when you're making airline reservations.
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I think I'm a good judge of character.
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Children are the most desirable opponents at scrabble as they are both easy to beat and fun to cheat.
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For an introvert his environment is himself and can never be subject to startling or unforeseen change.
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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.
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Who is ready to settle for five minutes when three hours does nicely?
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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.
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When you don't know what the band looks like, it puts the emphasis on thinking and taking the music and message more seriously.
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My parents were of the opinion, because they had started skating very young, that you should have something that you do that you care about, because it structures your life as you're growing up.
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You're not a man, you're a machine.
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At 86, I can easily look back to the last eight decades. Though memory often fails me now, so many images of the past are still clearly polished, and I can yet recall not just an abiding sense of place, but the keen smells, the sensory responses to the events of that past.
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We are not going to turn our backs on people who have been persecuted, turn our backs on people who have been threatened by terror.
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When I retired in 1994, I was never tempted to drop down the divisions to carry on playing. In fact, I never kicked a ball again, not even in a charity match.
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What is prudence in the conduct of every private family, can scarce be folly in that of a great kingdom.
