Benjamin Franklin Quotes

Those disputing, contradicting, and confuting people are generally unfortunate in their affairs. They get victory, sometimes, but they never get good will, which would be of more use to them.

Benjamin Franklin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

GoodPeopleVictorySometimesNever

If you're dealing with personal kind of acting, you're not going to want to open up and expose it to everybody, because that's where the power lies, you know? It would be a little like showing your hand in poker, and then hoping you can still win.

Jim Parrack

PowerWinYouActingKnowPersonal

When someone follows you all the way to the shop and watches you buy toilet roll, you know your life has changed.

Jennifer Aniston

LifeSomeoneWatchesYouKnowWay

If you're quiet, you're not living. You've got to be noisy and colorful and lively.

Mel Brooks

YouQuietLivingColorfulGotNoisy

Democracy doesn't automatically safeguard women and minorities.

Anand Giridharadas

WomenDemocracyMinoritiesSafeguard

Lack of confidence - every time I start a new piece of work, it seems I have to spend a long while under the duvet thinking I can't do it.

Sue Townsend

WorkConfidenceTimeStartThinking

For me, writing in public is actually super energizing and so much fun. Especially when writing can typically be really painful and certainly hard, and often, you're staring at the page and thinking, like, 'Uh, is this any good? What am I doing?'

Robin Sloan

GoodFunMeWritingThinkingDoing

I am told that there is a proverbial phrase among the Inuit: 'A long time ago, in the future.' Let the children see our history, and maybe it will help to shape the future.

Romeo LeBlanc

FutureChildrenHistoryTimeI Am

At the end of the day, I just have to do what I do and let it be what it's gonna be.

Chris Stapleton

DayEnd Of The DayEndJustGonna

At night if I'm in a hurry, I'll just put on a lot of mascara and black pencil all the way around the inner rim. It's a totally sexy eye in a minute and a half.

Brooke Burns

NightEyeBlackSexyWayPencil

I was a Green Day guy because the first DVD I bought was Green Day's 'Bullet In A Bible,' the live album. That really empowered me to be not just a drummer but a performer. It's a really crucial part of why I wanted to be in a band.

Ashton Irwin

LiveDayMeGreenBibleWhy

I write when I'm inspired, and I see to it that I'm inspired at nine o'clock every morning.

Peter De Vries

MorningWriteSeeInspiredI See

Bluefin tuna is sort of like the cheetah of the ocean. It's the fastest fish. It's a warm-blooded fish. But it's got a $100,000 price tag on its head.

Paul Watson

OceanFishPriceHeadGotLike

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