Adam Smith Quotes

Labour was the first price, the original purchase - money that was paid for all things. It was not by gold or by silver, but by labour, that all wealth of the world was originally purchased.

Adam Smith

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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I'd the upbringing a nun would envy. Until I was fifteen I was more familiar with Africa than my own body.

Joe Orton

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I hope people will see how harmful words are and how irresponsible we can be when saying the wrong things at the wrong time to certain people.

John David Washington

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Inventor: A person who makes an ingenious arrangement of wheels, levers and springs, and believes it civilization.

Ambrose Bierce

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I think all artists have a different story to tell, and no story is the same.

Solange Knowles

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Human folly does not impede the turning of the stars.

Tom Robbins

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President Obama has not only failed to uphold several of our nation's laws, he has vowed to continue to do so in order to enact his unpopular agenda.

Ron DeSantis

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No computer has ever been designed that is ever aware of what it's doing; but most of the time, we aren't either.

Marvin Minsky

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Each day of the Obama presidency seems to bring a new, perversely delicious irony.

Monica Crowley

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I don't practice, but I am still officially in paediatrics. I keep in touch with journals, and I have a very good data bank of medical information and there is a key thing for a writer knowing where to go. I know where to go to get the information that I need.

Jonathan Kellerman

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If you're going to be at a job environment, you should love it. You shouldn't do it just for money. You should do it because you love it. And the money comes naturally.

Debbi Fields

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Fashion is not superficial; it is a dynamic tool to transform oneself, and it can be used to command the attention of those around you.

Christian Siriano

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I love and enjoy vocal performance, but I also have a huge passion for comedy and improv.

Colleen Ballinger

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