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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The teachers are trying to build the same culture in the classroom as we're building in the organization.
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Any entertainer who tells you that the adoration of fans is not a heady experience probably never had the experience.
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It's a good community, country music, because we get the chance to sit down and... me and Tim McGraw spend a lot of time. Me and Kenny Chesney had the opportunity to spend a lot of time together. It's been a lot of great advice through the years.
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Crimes sometimes shock us too much; vices almost always too little.
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What is prudence in the conduct of every private family, can scarce be folly in that of a great kingdom.
