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Adam Smith Quotes

To feel much for others and little for ourselves; to restrain our selfishness and exercise our benevolent affections, constitute the perfection of human nature.

Adam Smith

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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Nature Perfection Feel Human Nature

I got rid of Warlock's lightning bolt because... it was a real pain to draw.

Jim Starlin

Pain Real Lightning Got Because Rid

My father was a guy who, because of the businesses he was in - the hotel business, the hospitality business - he didn't differentiate between the waiter serving you dinner, from the maitre d from the guy who owns a restaurant. Everybody was the same to him. He didn't look at who you were. He didn't look at your wallet.

Steve Tisch

Father Business Dinner Restaurant

I love making books for children. Big kids, little kids, old kids and new.

Tony DiTerlizzi

Love Children New Old Little Big

I don't know what 'home' or 'abroad' is any more.

Robin Gibb

Home Know More Abroad Any

One reason I didn't trust my writing for so long was that I always considered myself a serious dramatic actor. But people would always laugh when I shared my writing with them. It took my husband to help me see that I really am part humorist.

Ruby Dee

Myself Trust People Me Writing Help

If I sound like I'm enjoying myself, it's not artificial. It's real.

Rush Limbaugh

Myself Sound Real Like Artificial

I want to live quietly.

Mary MacLane

Live Want Quietly

I was improving in the sport at age 10, 11, when I was getting my triple jumps - and it was suddenly very isolating. I was doing really well in competitions, and it felt strange because people that were my friends became almost jealous.

Michelle Kwan

Age People Jealous Friends Doing

There's a lot of labor involved in the birth of a new town.

Michael Richards

New Labor Birth Involved Town Lot

For me, I always want success.

Mohamed Salah

Success Me Want Always

I'm not responsible enough to have puppies.

Logan Marshall-Green

Enough Responsible Puppies

I found that I could write two kinds of short stories: I could write very absurd, kind of surrealistic, funny stories; or I could write very dark, realistic - hyper-realistic - stories. I was never happy with that, because I couldn't meld the two.

Dennis Lehane

Funny Happy Short Dark Kind Never