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I was an only child. Ive known only children. From this experience

I was an only child. Ive known only children. From this experience, I do believe that the children should outnumber the parents. – Jane Smiley

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In my experience, there is only one motivation, and that is desire. No reasons or principle contain it or stand against it. – Jane Smiley

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Is human nature basically good or evil? No economist can embark upon his profession without considering this question, and yet they all seem to. And they all seem to think human nature is basically good, or they wouldnt be surprised by the effects of deregulation. – Jane Smiley

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It is beyond a doubt that all our knowledge that begins with experience. – Immanuel Kant

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Bad experience is a school that only fools keep going to. – Ezra Taft Benson

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I learned more about economics from one South Dakota dust storm than I did in all my years in college. – Hubert Humphrey, speech, 1960

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The simple act of saying thank you is a demonstration of gratitude in response to an experience that was meaningful to a customer or citizen. – Simon Mainwaring

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