Squished Synonym Quotes & Sayings

And even though he's the father of capitalism and wrote the most famous and maybe the best book ever on why some nations are rich and others are poor, Adam Smith in The Theory of Moral Sentiments wrote as eloquently as anyone ever has on the futility of pursuing money with the hope of finding happiness. How do you reconcile that with the fact that no one did more than Adam Smith to make capitalism and self-interest respectable? That is a puzzle I try to unravel toward the end of this book. Besides the emptiness of excessive materialism, Smith understood the potential we have for self-deception, the danger of unintended consequences, the seductive lure of fame and power, the limitations of human reason, and the unseen sources of what makes our lives both so complex and yet at times so orderly. The Theory of Moral Sentiments is a book of observations about what makes us tick. As a bonus, almost in passing, Smith tells us how to lead the good life in the fullest sense of that phrase. — Russ Roberts

The basic thing with adventure medicine or extreme medicine is that you are going to places where humans don't belong and people will certainly get into trouble. — Kenneth Kamler

Talented men are not threatened by talented women. They welcome them. And same way with real men. — Amy Poehler

What on earth could we girls possibly learn from a werewolf?" Sophronia wondered.
"How to keep a hat on no matter what the circumstances?" hazarded Dimity. — Gail Carriger

A lot of negative words adults call the young, like 'naive,' 'impulsive' and 'way too connected online,' are all things we can turn into strengths to help us. — Adora Svitak

The dread of evil is a much more forcible principle of human actions than the prospect of good. — John Locke

She wondered how the trees fought the chilling rush of the winter. Hot or cold, their endurance is limitless. They were like a tea bag--the longer you dip it into the water, the stronger its taste becomes. — Cherry Seniel

When you are angry, do not speak, but close your eyes. You can regain your inner peace with a word of prayer. — Lailah Gifty Akita

While I'm leader, nothing will be off limits - there will not be one policy, one rule, one way of working which cannot be changed. — Johann Lamont

The exercise of benevolence is joy to loving hearts: the more pain it costs, the more joy it is. Kind actions make us happy, and in such joy we find communion with the great heart of Jesus. — Charles Spurgeon

The choice is yours, brother. Live a thrall or die a king. Do you dare to fly? Unless you take the leap, you'll never know. - Euron Greyjoy — George R R Martin

In the end he slunk out of Normandy in December 1203, like a thief in the night. — David Carpenter

I'd rather see a person with a natural mind and processed mind than a processed mind and a natural head. — Erykah Badu

Are all things quantifiable, and all numbers fraught with poetic possibility? — Yoko Ogawa