Benjamin Banneker Quotes

Were there no uniforms, there would probably be no armies.

Benjamin Banneker

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: scientist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 9, 1731 - October 9, 1806

Topics

UniformsWouldWereArmies

I've been writing since I was sixteen. At first, I wrote mostly short stories and poetry. The first thing I ever had published was a poem about a football game. It was printed in my local newspaper.

Jerry Spinelli

FootballPoetryWritingGameShort

I was a very good baseball and football player, but my father always told me I was much more interested in how I looked playing baseball or football than in actually playing. There's great truth in that.

John Malkovich

GoodFatherTruthGreatFootballMe

A lot of politicians, not surprisingly, hire consultants to help them with their nonverbals, presence, generally how they come across.

Amy Cuddy

HelpPoliticiansPresenceHireCome

I think, for me, anybody who is a terrorist should not have access to firearms.

Ron DeSantis

MeThinkWhoI ThinkShouldAnybody

Valor lies just halfway between rashness and cowardice.

Miguel de Cervantes

CourageHalfwayValorJustLies

'Forbes' has championed entrepreneurism since its founding.

Michael Perlis

ForbesSinceFounding

When I was in middle school, I always did well in school, but teachers either loved me or absolutely hated me.

Miles Teller

SchoolMeLovedTeachersMiddle

I'm always asked if the songs that I write are therapeutic, and my answer is a quick no. In fact, it could be argued that they exacerbate my neurosis.

Loudon Wainwright III

WriteAlwaysQuickAnswerSongs

My first children's book, 'Tickle Monster,' was inspired by tickling my son one evening.

Josie Bissett

SonChildrenBookEveningFirst

I think a theater show is a pure version of me doing my material. The theater crowd is a bit more polite, there really aren't hecklers, and there are a lot of people there to see me, and they're excited about the jokes and hanging out with me for a show.

Anthony Jeselnik

PeopleMeThinkDoingMoreSee

As long as you can find a place to develop as an all-round player, then you're doing great.

Peter Uihlein

GreatDoingLongYouFindPlace

I now bid farewell to the country of my birth - of my passions - of my death; a country whose misfortunes have invoked my sympathies - whose factions I sought to quell - whose intelligence I prompted to a lofty aim - whose freedom has been my fatal dream.

Thomas Francis Meagher

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