Benjamin Franklin Quotes

The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.

Benjamin Franklin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: politician
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 17, 1706 - April 17, 1790

Topics

HappinessYourselfPeopleYouRight

I took an acting class at Cerritos Junior College and I did a handful of plays, maybe five or six plays.

John Corbett

CollegeActingClassFiveSixDid

I can't write a line without music - it provides just the right amount of distraction to keep me focused. Clearly, I still miss the noisy roommates.

Stacy Schiff

MusicMeRoommatesFocusedRight

Whenever you get a sharp pain, you need to back it off.

Stephanie Rice

PainYouBackNeedSharpGet

What's the point of being the best in the world if you scratch and claw your way to the top, and you push everybody down instead of lifting everybody else up with you?

Rose Namajunas

BestWorldPushYouDownWay

Someday, I'll be too old to run around the stage - though that won't hopefully happen for a long while yet.

Ronnie James Dio

LongRunOldStageHappenSomeday

We know too little about how life began on Earth to lay confident odds. It may have involved a fluke so rare that it happened only once in the entire galaxy. On the other hand, it may have been almost inevitable, given the right environment.

Martin Rees

LifeConfidentEnvironmentEarth

I certainly believe that all of my friends should have the right, as Marc and I did, to marry their best friend. I certainly expect my straight friends to help us achieve that for all New Yorkers, for all Americans, and for the children that, at least, Marc and I hope to have someday.

Chelsea Clinton

FriendHopeChildrenBestBelieve

A movie star is someone people look at and go, 'I want to be like that person'. There's the responsibility of desire. It's not something I'm interested in trying. I would fail miserably at it, so why even bother?

Christian Bale

ResponsibilityPeopleSomeoneLook

As a motivation in itself, celebrity is foolhardy and stupid.

Christoph Waltz

StupidMotivationCelebrityItself

I admire fashion and I respect it greatly, but I don't necessarily follow trends. I never really have. I just wear what I like to wear. I really like colors, and there are some things I wear and don't care what anybody says about it being in style or not. I wear it anyway.

Condola Rashad

RespectStyleColorsFashionCare

I think audiences are quite comfortable watching something coming into being.

Brian Eno

ThinkComfortableWatchingComing

Corporations are driving down wages and working conditions across the globe to maximize returns for their shareholders. They use their power and influence to ensure the rules align with their interests - no matter the cost.

Winnie Byanyima

PowerInfluenceDrivingRulesDown

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