Adam Smith Quotes

Poor David Hume is dying fast, but with more real cheerfulness and good humor and with more real resignation to the necessary course of things, than any whining Christian ever dyed with pretended resignation to the will of God.

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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'Teen Spirit' is a celebration of the power that music can deliver to the cinematic experience.

Max Minghella

MusicPowerExperienceTeenSpirit

It's possible to spend every waking hour here on the ninth floor and not get out of the office. And this isn't the real world in here. And contrary to public opinion, I'm not incredibly poll-driven. They are an ongoing indicator of how we are going, but I take the feedback I get on the street as being the most important.

John Key

OpinionWorldFeedbackPossibleReal

I do not donate to any political party.

John McAfee

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Maybe there are too many restaurants. Maybe some of mine need to close. So be it. I'll live with the market place.

Tom Douglas

LivePlaceNeedMineCloseMarket

I think our fans are bigger and better students of Pearl Jam than we are.

Mike McCready

ThinkBetterStudentsFansBigger

Those who operate through the Holy Spirit are more equipped to resist temptation.

Monica Johnson

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When I was 10, we drove to Disney World. When we arrived, what impressed me most was the meticulous attention to detail; there wasn't a gum wrapper anyplace.

Jason Kilar

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I had a brief period of questioning whether I should perhaps adopt a child. And my New Yorker editor, Henry Finder, was horrified by the notion.

Jonathan Franzen

ChildNewQuestioningShouldAdopt

I'm clean and sober.

Dinah Manoff

SoberClean

I've always thought if I could pick my interviewer, it'd be Charlie Rose, who I think is the best.

Dick Van Dyke

BestRoseThinkThoughtAlwaysWho

We've offered direct financial support for a range of renewable energy sources, whether it be large-scale solar, whether it be geothermal, whether it be wave power or wind power.

Denis Napthine

PowerSupportWindEnergyFinancial

Have an anchor so that life doesn't toss you around.

Debby Ryan

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