Facts about Vernon L. Smith
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Vernon L. Smith is a famous Economist from USA, he/she is still alive and was born January 1, 1927.
Zodiac etc.
He/she is born under the zodiac capricorn, who is known for Determination, Dominance, Perservering, Practical, Willful.
Our collection contains 9 quotes who is written / told by Vernon.
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Famous quotes by Vernon L. Smith (9)
"In the 9th grade I began my first wage work for the West Side Drug store delivering prescriptions and sundries on my bicycle to customers who called in orders"
"Caltech was a meat grinder like I could never have imagined"
"After graduating in engineering I went to the University of Kansas to get an MA in economics as a vehicle for allowing me to decide if I wanted to continue in economics"
"After my stellar first grade academic achievements, I continued to perform well in the city primary schools - except for penmanship, which was not my forte"
"I still have my original social security card signed when I was 13"
"Yes, long hours and a hard life for my parents, but for a six to seven year old every new day dawned with fresh excitement when you have not a care in the world, and so much to learn and witness"
"I can still memory - taste the fresh buttermilk pancakes and hot buttermilk biscuits - both made with lard! - that were cooked on the top, or in the oven, of that ancient iron stove"
"In 1941 I finished at Allison Intermediate School (grades 7-9), and started at North High School, commuting by bicycle about 5 miles from home to school"
"I gradually became persuaded that the subjects, without intending to, had revealed to me a basic truth about markets that was foreign to the literature of economics"
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