Franklin Pierce Adams Quotes
- The true republic: men, their rights and nothing more; women, their rights and nothing less. - View Quote Details on The true republic: men, their rights and nothing more; women,…
- Elections are won by men and women chiefly because most people vote against somebody rather than for somebody. - View Quote Details on Elections are won by men and women chiefly because most…
- I find that a great part of the information I have was acquired by looking up something and finding something else on the way. - View Quote Details on I find that a great part of the information I…
- There must be a day or two in a man’s life when he is the precise age for something important. - View Quote Details on There must be a day or two in a man’s…
- I am easily influenced. Compared with me a weather vane is Gibraltar. - View Quote Details on I am easily influenced. Compared with me a weather vane…
- When a man you like switches from what he said a year ago, or 4 years ago, he is a broad-minded person who has courage enough to change his mind with changing conditions. When a man you don’t like does it, he is a liar who has broken his promises. - View Quote Details on When a man you like switches from what he said…
- Middle age occurs when you are too young to take up golf and too old to rush up to the net. - View Quote Details on Middle age occurs when you are too young to take…
- Too much truth is uncouth. - View Quote Details on Too much truth is uncouth.
- The trouble with this country is that there are too many politicians who believe, with a conviction based on experience, that you can fool all of the people all of the time. - View Quote Details on The trouble with this country is that there are too…
- There are plenty of good five-cent cigars in the country. The trouble is they cost a quarter. What this country needs is a good five-cent nickel. - View Quote Details on There are plenty of good five-cent cigars in the country…
- Ninety-two percent of the stuff told you in confidence you couldn’t get anyone else to listen to. - View Quote Details on Ninety-two percent of the stuff told you in confidence you…
- When the political columnists say ‘Every thinking man’ they mean themselves, and when candidates appeal to ‘Every intelligent voter’ they mean everybody who is going to vote for them. - View Quote Details on When the political columnists say ‘Every thinking man’ they mean…
- Christmas is over and Business is Business. - View Quote Details on Christmas is over and Business is Business.
- Nothing is more responsible for the good old days than a bad memory. - View Quote Details on Nothing is more responsible for the good old days than…
- The best you get is an even break. - View Quote Details on The best you get is an even break.
- I hate the pollyanna pest who says that all is for the best. - View Quote Details on I hate the pollyanna pest who says that all is…
- Health is the thing that makes you feel that now is the best time of the year. - View Quote Details on Health is the thing that makes you feel that now…
About Franklin Pierce Adams
Franklin Pierce Adams (1881-11-15 - 1960-03-23 ), was an American columnist (under the pen name F.P.A.), writer, and wit, part of the famous Algonquin Round Table of the 1920s and 1930s.
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