Smithian Economics Quotes

#1. The Islamic State's leaders proclaimed the establishment of God's kingdom on earth, called the caliphate. Prophecy was fulfilled, they said, and Judgment Day approached.

William McCants

#2. Street fights are unpredictable, dirty fights.

Imi Lichtenfeld

#3. Since the gap between the rich countries and the poor can be removed, it will be. If we are shortsighted, inept, incapable either of good-will or enlightened self-interest, then it may be removed to the accompaniment of war and starvation: but removed it will be. The questions are, how, and by whom.

C.P. Snow

#4. My greatest blessing has been the birth of my son. My next greatest blessing has been my ability to turn people into children of mine.

Maya Angelou

#5. Benjamin's expression turned regretful. "You're right. I'm sorry." Jason couldn't believe his ears. His younger brother was actually apologizing for something. "I appreciate that," Jason finally said.

John O'Riley

#6. Really, Fearghus. You need to stop asking me to let you kill our family.

G.A. Aiken

#7. You human beings think that yoga is in some way going to make everything you want to happen, work out. You are going to be able to avoid what you don't want. That is not yoga. That is desire and aversion.

Frederick Lenz

#8. Mercy.
Do any of the gods care about such things or only that their contracts and agreements are fulfilled?

T.K. Thorne

#9. I grew up feeling people didn't look at skin color.

Chris Froome

#10. This is the beauty I want. Beauty has got to be astonishing, astounding
it's got to burst in on you like a dream, like the exquisite eyes of a girl.

F Scott Fitzgerald

#11. I'm really excited about my TV show. I wrote it with my best friend.

Pell James

#12. What good is a book no-one can read, save for the paper? He was lucky I'd had to let him live. If my glare could have started a fire, he'd have been charred.

Kaje Harper

#13. They realize that in thirty-four months we have built up new instruments of public power. In the hands of a peoples Government this power is wholesome and proper. But in the hands of political puppets of an economic autocracy such power would provide shackles for the liberties of the people.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

#14. It's funny, everywhere I go some people ask me whether it's going to be a Latino breakthrough, some people ask me whether it's going to be a female breakthrough, and then I'm reminded that five years ago we didn't even know Barack Obama's name.

Gwen Ifill

#15. Am I capable of deceiving my friend? Julien asked himself peevishly. This being, for whom hypocrisy and an absence of all sympathy were the usual methods of protecting himself, could not bear, this time, the thought of the slightest trickiness in dealing with a man for whom he had friendly feelings.

Stendhal