Adam Smith

In the midst of all the exactions of government … It is this effort, protected by law and allowed by liberty to exert itself in the manner that is most advantageous, which has maintained the progress.

After all the proper subjects of taxation have been exhausted, if the exigencies of the state still continue to require new taxes, they must be imposed upon improper ones.

All money is a matter of belief.

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.

Let us not, however, upon this account rashly conclude that she is capable of supporting any burden, nor even be too confident that she could support, without great distress, a burden a little greater than what has already been laid upon her.

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.

Everybody wants to go to Heaven, but no one wants to die to get there!

Without doubt, Thomas Edison is my greatest contemporary.

A day wasted on others is not wasted on one’s self.

You are the fever that never broke, the name stuck in my throat. You are every letter of every word in every poem I ever wrote.

It is easier to get into something than to get out of it.

You don’t know what the hell you’re talking about! You’re crazy!

Me: Unbothered, moisturized, in my lane, well-hydrated, flourishing.

Every lie is a poison; there are no harmless lies. Only the truth is safe. Only the truth gives me consolation – it is the one unbreakable diamond.

Love is kind, it’s clear. It’s effortless, and it’s irresistible.

Better contraceptives will control population only if people will use them. A nuclear holocaust can be prevented only if the conditions under which nations make war can be changed. The environment will continue to deteriorate until pollution practices are abandoned. We need to make vast changes in human behavior.

If you’re interested in ‘balancing’ work and pleasure, stop trying to balance them. Instead make your work more pleasurable.

The concept of shaking hands is absolutely terrible, and statistically I’ve been proven right.

They said eyes are the key to the soul, and after looking into yours, I know you’ve unlocked mine.

You’ll turn out ordinary if you’re not careful.

She isn’t the sunrise, she’s the f**king sun.