Quote by Jane Smiley
There can never be such a thing as a free market, because it is hu

There can never be such a thing as a free market, because it is human nature to cheat, monopolize, and buy off others so as to corner the market. – Jane Smiley

Other quotes by Jane Smiley

I discovered that the horse is life itself, a metaphor but also an example of lifes mystery and unpredictability, of lifes generosity and beauty, a worthy object of repeated and ever changing contemplation. – Jane Smiley

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Mom was a smoker. My grandfather was a smoker. My aunts were smokers. My uncles were smokers. I dont know any smokers now, not even my mom. – Jane Smiley

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Occasionally I have come across a last patch of snow on top of a mountain in late May or June. Theres something very powerful about finding snow in summer. – Andy Goldsworthy

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If the technical innovations of the Impressionists led merely to a more accurate representation of nature, it was perhaps of not much value in enlarging their powers of expression. – Edward Hopper

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The noble simplicity in the works of nature only too often originates in the noble shortsightedness of him who observes it. – Georg C. Lichtenberg

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The scientific observer of Nature is a kind of mystic seeker in the act of prayer. – Muhammad Iqbal

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I used to sports gamble a lot and I was getting killed on that but then I found poker and really enjoyed it. But it was a hobby more than anything else. I played it every day but only on pretty small stakes. – Chris Moneymaker

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Theres only one drummer. We all travel to his beat. Well, I couldnt sing his song. Because for me, it wasnt a truthful statement. Well, Linda sang it, and it was a monster for her. – Barry McGuire

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To reject even one major tenet of the religion or to violate one major rule of behavior is enough to get one kicked out – or worse. – Robert Shea

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My mom and dad met at Anaheim High School. After they got married, all they wanted to do was have four children, and they did. – Gwen Stefani

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