Benjamin Franklin Quotes

It is only when the rich are sick that they fully feel the impotence of wealth.

Benjamin Franklin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

SickRichFeelWealthOnlyFully

I see with greater and greater clearness that consistent Christianity is the easiest Christianity to defend.

John Gresham Machen

DefendSeeI SeeGreaterConsistent

I got my own back.

Maya Angelou

BackMy OwnOwnGot

It is one of the most important parts of my job, showing that you can't do it all.

Angela Ahrendts

JobYouImportantThe Most Important

We cannot watch another family lose everything - risking their lives and the lives of the first responders sent to rescue them - because the flood insurance program's seal of government approval fooled them into thinking they were safe. That's more than wrong: it's immoral.

Jeb Hensarling

FamilyGovernmentThinkingInsurance

No matter how many obstacles that are thrown in our path, there are ways to except them and to live through them.

Robert Zemeckis

LivePathObstaclesMatterThrough

My father felt that children should make their own way.

Ron Reagan

FatherChildrenWayOwnMakeShould

It's an interesting opportunity to do a long-form character and really have the time to find the nuance over an extended period of time. You can really dig deep.

Michelle Monaghan

CharacterOpportunityTimeDeepYou

I went to the Gobi Desert, even though I had no scenes there. This is the greatness of China, the landscape, even for us.

Michelle Yeoh

GreatnessDesertLandscapeChinaUs

I've had insomnia since I was a little kid and I never sleep well. Sometimes I sleep very badly and sometimes I sleep slightly badly. I get it especially when I'm on tour because you cross a lot of time zones, and I'm not very adaptable.

Moby

TimeSleepYouSometimesNeverKid

I'm old enough to remember when 'Law and Order' was once the Republican campaign slogan.

Mimi Kennedy

LawEnoughRememberOldRepublican

I knew nothing about my mum's family. Her parents were dead by the time she was 14. She was brought up by two aunts, and she only ever met one uncle.

Jasmine Guinness

FamilyTimeParentsUncleNothing

I like using traditional beliefs in my fantasies, even though I always end up warping them to suit my purpose: it somehow makes everything feel more 'solid' if it's got a long history behind it.

Jonathan Stroud

HistoryPurposeEndFeelLongMore

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