Benjamin Franklin Quotes

From a child I was fond of reading, and all the little money that came into my hands was ever laid out in books. Pleased with the 'Pilgrim's Progress,' my first collection was of John Bunyan's works in separate little volumes.

Benjamin Franklin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

MoneyProgressChildReadingHands

I don't argue when people say that my message is simple, but I believe Jesus' message was simple. Jesus didn't go around condemning people.

Joel Osteen

SimplePeopleBelieveGoSayArgue

Back in the day, if someone at the record label didn't care or like your music, it never got to the public. It just got shelved.

Jennifer Holliday

MusicDayCareSomeoneBackNever

Business needs to move to adopt much more scalable pull platforms. When we talk about pull platforms, often people focus on one level of pull, which is what we call access. It's simply, if I have a need, I can make a request, get the resource or the information I need when needed.

John Hagel III

BusinessFocusPeopleInformation

I don't feel inferior in the slightest to anybody - or superior to anybody, let's get that clear. But I do feel different.

Melvyn Bragg

FeelSuperiorClearGetDifferent

When I was younger, out in public, I never wanted to pop my hip and definitely made sure that my wrist was nice and firm. All these silly, prohibitive things.

Troye Sivan

SillyNiceNeverOutThingsSure

I've been doing this long enough that you can tell when people have seen you in something they didn't enjoy, and when they have seen you in something they actually enjoyed.

Robin Tunney

PeopleDoingEnoughEnjoyLongYou

I eat and breathe small government and freedom.

Mike Pompeo

FreedomGovernmentSmallBreatheEat

I definitely am a performer, and there are different styles of stand-up; I mean, some people are writers and they get onstage to get jokes out, and that's definitely not what I do. I like to just go up and, if I'm telling a story about someone, I'll play his or her part.

Chris D'Elia

PeopleStorySomeonePlayGoMean

I've been buying guitars since 1964, and you fool yourself into thinking it's the last one.

Christopher Guest

FoolYourselfThinkingYouBuying

Radiative transfer calculations I can do standing on my head.

Christopher Monckton

I CanHeadStandingTransfer

Weightlessness is a wonderful experience. It feels like magic. It really does.

Brian Binnie

ExperienceMagicWonderfulLikeDoes

I don't know which one is harder - going from MMA to wrestling or from wrestling to MMA.

Bobby Lashley

KnowWrestlingMMAGoingHarder

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