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Jean-Baptiste Say

"Every individual, from the common mechanic, that works in wood or clay, to the prime minister that regulates with the dash of his pen the agriculture, the breeding of cattle, the mining, or the commerce of a nation, will perform his business the better, the better he understands the nature of things,and the more his understanding is enlightened."

Source : Adam Smith, Jean-Baptiste Say, J.R. McCulloch (2013). “History of Economic Theory: The Selected Writings of Adam Smith, Jean-Baptiste Say, and J.R. McCulloch”, p.133, Coventry House Publishing

Jean-Baptiste Say

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“The public's appetite for frothy, flippant blondes has waned, but Paris Hilton still fascinates me.”
“When people doubt your abilities, the greatest joy on earth is making them eat their words.”
“There was concern whether SCI FI would want the show back with all the recent changes. But now, the changes have made it feel fresh, like starting over.”
“Work unto death! I am with you, and when I am gone, my spirit will work with you. This life comes and goes; wealth, fame, enjoyments are only of a few days. It is better, far better to die on the field of duty, preaching the truth, than to die like a worldly worm. Advance!”
“Age doesn't matter, unless you're cheese.”
“Many count their chickens before they are hatched; and where they expect bacon, meet with broken bones.”
“I know that it's easier to look at death than it is to look at pain, because while death is irrevocable, and the grief will lessen in time, pain is too often merely relentless and irreversible.”

Source : Robert Goolrick (2008). “The End of the World as We Know It: Scenes from a Life”, p.213, Algonquin Books
“I have always enjoyed dealing with a slightly surrealistic situation and presenting it in a realistic manner. I've always liked fairy tales and myths, magical stories. I think they are somehow closer to the sense of reality one feels today than the equally stylized 'realistic' story in which a great deal of selectivity and omission has to occur in order to preserve its 'realist' style.”

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