"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."

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Source : An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations vol. 1, bk. 1, ch. 2 (1776)

Adam Smith

#Business Quotes #Government Quotes #Dinner Quotes

“I have no religion, but if I were to choose one, it would be that of Shariati's.”
“My art side is free and there are no strings attached.”
“The roots of love sink down and deep and strike out far, and they are arteries that feed our lives, so we must see that they get the water and sun they need so they can nourish us. And when you put something good into the world, something good comes back to you.”
“Houses are one of my passions. I probably should have been an interior decorator.”
“There are those much more rare people who never lose their curiosity, their almost childlike wonder at the world; those people who continue to learn and to grow intellectually until the day they die. And these usually are the people who make contributions, who leave some part of the world a little better off than it was before they entered it.”
“Hey, if I had my choice for social engineering, I'd declare an automatic R-rating for any movie that depicts television commercials. There's a truly dangerous influence on our children.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Social Security not only helps Americans enjoy a secure retirement, it has also kept millions of Americans out of poverty.”
“I'm not even a household name in my own household”

Source : "Sacrificial lamb gets a roasting" by John Rawling, www.theguardian.com. May 16, 2001.

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