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Adam Smith Quotes

It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: economist
Nationality: scottish
Birth: June 5, 1723 - July 17, 1790

Topics

Business Dinner Own Expect Interest

I just want to keep working with great actors and try to be good at what I do.

Good Great Want Try Keep Working

I was excited that my films would finally see the light of day and people would see them. But I never imagined that such nice things would be said about a lot of my films.

Jessica Chastain

Light Day People Said Nice Never

I think I'd like to be a lion tamer, actually. That - that would provide the most audience entertainment if something went really badly.

Lion Think Entertainment Audience

I understand why people went nuts for 'The Artist.' We use words so much, it's nice to be able to explore a different way of communication, to be able to express silently what someone - or something - is thinking or feeling.

Communication Words People Thinking

At one time in Montana, our elected officials were literally bought and owned by companies.

Time Montana Elected Officials Our

I'm of the minority opinion that presidents should be given more power for less time.

Steven Soderbergh

Power Time Opinion More Minority

It used to be that you'd have a song recorded by a major country artist and if it was a hit, you could buy a car. Now you can buy a dealership.

Car Song You Artist Country Now

That's what we all hope and dream to do, when we stand in front of the mirror with our Goody comb and sing into it, is to have a bunch of songs that have touched people so much that they want to hear 'em every night.

Hope Mirror People Night Stand Want

The object of self-love is expressed in the term self; and every appetite of sense, and every particular affection of the heart, are equally interested or disinterested, because the objects of them all are equally self or somewhat else.

Heart Self Self-Love Affection Sense

The GOP needs to figure out a way to become more appealing to new constituencies.

New Way Become More Out Needs

Wherever people come from, that's irrelevant as far as I'm concerned. What is important is that they bring a skill or a talent or something that's going to benefit America.

Talent People America Skill Bring

I do a lot of stuff with Wounded Warriors and the Armed Forces Foundation; if you want to get these guys to stop talking, start complimenting!

Start Foundation Talking You Stop

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