#rin

It is not by augmenting the capital of the country, but by rendering a greater part of that capital active and productive than would otherwise be so, that the most judicious operations of banking can increase the industry of the country. ↗

— Adam Smith

#augmenting #banking #capital #country #greater

I retired because I had a knee injury, my cartilage was wearing out, it was painful and I couldn't put in the four hours of practice each day that I needed to. ↗

— Guy Forget

#day #each #four #had #hours

The notion of making money by popular work, and then retiring to do good work, is the most familiar of all the devil's traps for artists. ↗

— Logan Pearsall Smith

#devil #familiar #good #good work #making

My uncle Sammy was an angry man. He had printed on his tombstone: What are you looking at? ↗

— Margaret Smith

#angry #had #his #looking #man

I have another Russian idea, too, with a place and a period, so I guess I have enough to keep me busy for quite some time, especially considering that I'm such a slow writer. ↗

— Martin C. Smith

#busy #considering #enough #especially #guess

I've been there and done all that, sold millions of records, and that doesn't bring you peace. ↗

— Michael W. Smith

#bring #done #i #millions #peace

I've explored the worship side, the pop side, and the film scoring side of me. ↗

— Michael W. Smith

#film #i #me #pop #scoring

This fall I'm doing something I've never done before. I'm starring in a film, an independent film. ↗

— Michael W. Smith

#doing #done #fall #film #i

Those who have suffered understand suffering and therefore extend their hand. ↗

— Patti Smith

#hand #suffered #suffering #their #therefore

Good news doesn't necessarily have to be a positive thing. Bringing good news is imparting hope to one's fellow man. ↗

— Patti Smith

#fellow #fellow man #good #good news #hope