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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vernon-l-smith/yes-long-hours-and-a-hard-life-for-my-parents-but-for-a-six-to-seven/)

[Vernon L. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vernon-l-smith/)

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## More by Vernon L. Smith

> [After graduating in engineering I went to the University of Kansas to get an MA in economics as a vehicle for allowing me to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vernon-l-smith/after-graduating-in-engineering-i-went-to-the-university-of-kansas-to/)

[Vernon L. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vernon-l-smith/)

> [I gradually became persuaded that the subjects, without intending to, had revealed to me a basic truth about markets that was foreign to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vernon-l-smith/i-gradually-became-persuaded-that-the-subjects-without-intending-to/)

[Vernon L. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vernon-l-smith/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vernon-l-smith/in-1941-i-finished-at-allison-intermediate-school-grades-7-9-and/)

[Vernon L. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vernon-l-smith/)

> [Caltech was a meat grinder like I could never have imagined.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vernon-l-smith/caltech-was-a-meat-grinder-like-i-could-never-have-imagined/)

[Vernon L. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vernon-l-smith/)

> [Yes, long hours and a hard life for my parents, but for a six to seven year old every new day dawned with fresh…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vernon-l-smith/yes-long-hours-and-a-hard-life-for-my-parents-but-for-a-six-to-seven/)

[Vernon L. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vernon-l-smith/)

> [“As Einstein once said, “It is the theory which decides what can be observed.” But I must add that prior to theory there is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vernon-l-smith/as-einstein-once-said-it-is-the-theory-which-decides-what-can-be/)

[Vernon L. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vernon-l-smith/)

> [Hayek, in my view, is the leading economic thinker of the 20th century.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vernon-l-smith/hayek-in-my-view-is-the-leading-economic-thinker-of-the-20th-century/)

[Vernon L. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vernon-l-smith/)

> [I still have my original social security card signed when I was 13.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vernon-l-smith/i-still-have-my-original-social-security-card-signed-when-i-was-13/)

[Vernon L. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vernon-l-smith/)

> [I can still memory - taste the fresh buttermilk pancakes and hot buttermilk biscuits - both made with lard! - that were cooked on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vernon-l-smith/i-can-still-memory-taste-the-fresh-buttermilk-pancakes-and-hot/)

[Vernon L. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vernon-l-smith/)

> [In the 9th grade I began my first wage work for the West Side Drug store delivering prescriptions and sundries on my bicycle to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vernon-l-smith/in-the-9th-grade-i-began-my-first-wage-work-for-the-west-side-drug/)

[Vernon L. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vernon-l-smith/)

> [After my stellar first grade academic achievements, I continued to perform well in the city primary schools - except for penmanship, which was not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vernon-l-smith/after-my-stellar-first-grade-academic-achievements-i-continued-to/)

[Vernon L. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vernon-l-smith/)

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