Charles A. Beard Quotes

In primitive society, man produced directly for the satisfaction of his own wants, but with the development of society came differentiation of function; exchange and barter arose, various trades sprang up, and with the necessity of commercial intercourse came the invention of money.

Charles A. Beard

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: historian
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 27, 1874 - September 1, 1948

Topics

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I have always looked at the world through the prism of money to some degree. If you could follow the money, it explains a lot of things, in all sorts of aspects of the world. You can look at politics through the prism of money. You can look at art through the prism of money. You can look at sports through the prism of money.

Andrew Ross Sorkin

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All laws are an attempt to domesticate the natural ferocity of the species.

John W. Gardner

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I read a book a day when I was a kid. My family was not literary; we did not have any books in the house.

Amy Tan

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If I wasn't a champion, I'd still be in jail. That makes me try very hard.

Amnat Ruenroeng

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Making small talk about what someone is wearing is just another form of unsolicited feedback.

Sophia Amoruso

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I suppose we'll make money off our album and our singles and stuff, but, like, they were made as we wanted them, exactly with what we had to say, and done exactly how we wanted them, right? And, like, we didn't put them out to make money. We put them out because we wanted to do them, do you know what I mean?

Sid Vicious

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I earned two Emmy nominations for writing, and two of the shows I had written were nominated for best in their category.

Rita Mae Brown

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I have never fancied or been attracted to a man on first meeting him.

Lucy Davis

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My mom was Sicilian, my dad was Sicilian. Mom was a great cook, but all the women were.

Chazz Palminteri

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I've read a lot of books on the laws of attraction, and in my home, I have a big book on Muhammad Ali, which I've read because he is, like, a hero of mine, but other than that, no, I'm not a big reader.

Conor McGregor

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Labels and classifications of any type are not law, nor are they written in stone. It's up to us to be aware of this and confront it and break through it by doing things that shock and surprise people because they thought we could never achieve at that level.

Clemantine Wamariya

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Growing up in Canada, most kids from Canada dream of playing in the NHL, and they also hope one day to be on a Stanley Cup team. That was a big goal.

Bobby Orr

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