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Quote by Adam Smith
It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the

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. – Adam Smith

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Little else is requisite to carry a state to the highest degree of opulence from the lowest barbarism but peace, easy taxes, and a tolerable administration of justice: all the rest being brought about by the natural course of things. – Adam Smith

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Peace
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Labor was the first price, the original purchase – money that was paid for all things. – Adam Smith

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Money
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If we listened to our intellect, wed never have a love affair. Wed never have a friendship. Wed never go into business, because wed be cynical. Well, thats nonsense. Youve got to jump off cliffs all the time and build your wings on the way down. – Ray Bradbury

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Now that women are jockeys, baseball umpires, atomic scientists, and business executives, maybe someday they can master parallel parking. – Bill Vaughan

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Environmentalism opposes reckless innovation and makes conservation the central order of business. – Christopher Lasch

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Americas political system has evolved over the last 50 years in ways that have enhanced the power of business lobbies. – Al Gore

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I couldnt beat people with my strength I dont have a hard shot Im not the quickest skater in the league. My eyes and my mind have to do most of the work. – Wayne Gretzky

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The supernatural birth of Christ, his miracles, his resurrection and ascension, remain eternal truths, whatever doubts may be cast on their reality as historical facts. – David Friedrich Strauss

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Love may be or it may not, but where it is, it ought to reveal itself in its immensity. – Honore de Balzac

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Those who believe money can do everything are frequently prepared to do everything for money. – Author Unknown

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