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When you write biographies, whether it's about Ben Franklin or Einstein, you discover something amazing: They are human. ~ Walter Isaacson
Ben Franklin quotes by Walter Isaacson
Purple light passed over the paper, but nothing happened.
"Next!" Amy said. She was sure the man in black was going to burst in on them any second.
"Whoa!" Dan said.
Amy gripped his arm. "You found it?"
"No, but look! This whole essay - 'To the Royal Academy.' He wrote a whole essay on farts!" Dan grinned with delight. "He's proposing a scientific study on different fart smells. You're right, Amy. This guy was a genius! ~ Rick Riordan
Ben Franklin quotes by Rick Riordan
The feeling of freedom, of seein' the light
It's Ben Franklin with a key and a kite! You see it, right? ~ Lin-Manuel Miranda
Ben Franklin quotes by Lin-Manuel Miranda
He that blows the coals in quarrels that he has nothing to do with, has no right to complain if the sparks fly in his face. - Ben Franklin ~ Benjamin Franklin
Ben Franklin quotes by Benjamin Franklin
We believe there should be a huge area between everything you should do and everything you can do without getting into legal trouble. I don't think you should come anywhere near that line. We don't deserve much credit for this. It helps us make more money. I'd like to believe that we'd behave well even if it didn't work. But more often, we've made extra money from doing the right thing. Ben Franklin said I'm not moral because of it's the right thing to do - but because it's the best policy. ~ Charlie Munger
Ben Franklin quotes by Charlie Munger
Thought all the wilderness of America was in the West till the Ghost of the Susquehanna showed me different. No, there is a wilderness in the East; it's the same wilderness Ben Franklin plodded in the oxcart days when he was postmaster, the same as it was when George Washington was a wildbuck Indian-fighter, when Daniel Boone told stories by Pennsylvania lamps and promised to find the Gap, when Bradford built his road and men whooped her up in log cabins. There were not great Arizona spaces for the little man, just the bushy wilderness of eastern Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia, the backroads, the black-tar roads that curve among the mournful rivers like Susquehanna, Monongahela, old Potomac and Monocacy. ~ Jack Kerouac
Ben Franklin quotes by Jack Kerouac
As Ben Franklin said, "Some people die at 25 and aren't buried until 75." I ~ Steve Kamb
Ben Franklin quotes by Steve Kamb
Ben Franklin and Samuel Johnson, he credits their wisdom for his success. "They were both utterly brilliant men. And powerful communicators. Both have helped me all the way through life. Their lessons are easy to assimilate." ~ Charlie Munger
Ben Franklin quotes by Charlie Munger
Karl stood up and pointed at the large portraits on the wall. He swept the room from George Washington to Ben Franklin to John Adams to Thomas Jefferson. "Soldier, Printer, Lawyer, Scholar. You become a politician because the people make you one, not because you desire to be one. ~ Jeff Ferry
Ben Franklin quotes by Jeff Ferry
This is what historians usually do, quibble about cause and effect when the point is, there are times when the world is in flux and the right voice in the right place can move the world. Thomas Paine and Ben Franklin, for instance. Bismark. Lenin. ~ Orson Scott Card
Ben Franklin quotes by Orson Scott Card
Ben Franklin may have discovered electricity- but it is the man who invented the meter who made the money. ~ Earl Warren
Ben Franklin quotes by Earl Warren
Ben Franklin advises his grandson not to let even the American Revolution interrupt his studies, urging of young adulthood, This is the time of life in which you are to lay the foundations of your future improvement and of your importance among men. If this season is neglected, it will be like cutting off the spring from the year. ~ H.W. Brands
Ben Franklin quotes by H.W. Brands
(Ben) Franklin was never content to let opportunity find him. ~ H.W. Brands
Ben Franklin quotes by H.W. Brands
Any society that would give up essential liberty to obtain a little security will deserve neither and lose both.
Ben Franklin ~ Benjamin Franklin
Ben Franklin quotes by Benjamin Franklin
I descend from both Philadelphia Quakers and Carolina colonists whose families were separated by the Revolutionary War. That helped give me insight into the agony of Patriots who, until the British government denied their claims, had always, like Ben Franklin himself, thought of themselves as free-born Englishmen. ~ Edward Rutherfurd
Ben Franklin quotes by Edward Rutherfurd
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. ~ Benjamin Franklin
Ben Franklin quotes by Benjamin Franklin
As a writer, politician, scientist, and businessman, [Ben] Franklin had few equals among the educated of his day-though he left school at ten. ( ... )Boys like Andrew Carnegie who begged his mother not to send him to school and was well on his way to immortality and fortune at the age of thirteen, would be referred today for psychological counseling; Thomas Edison would find himself in Special Ed until his peculiar genius had been sufficiently tamed. ~ John Taylor Gatto
Ben Franklin quotes by John Taylor Gatto
I'm told by my young friends that experience is much more important than books. Of course Ben Franklin had something to say about experience and fools, but even Franklin thought that a fool would learn by his experience. That has proven false in the modern world. Some people are simply unwilling to learn under any circumstances, which maybe, even then, wouldn't be so bad if they weren't so damned proud of it. ~ Nikki Giovanni
Ben Franklin quotes by Nikki Giovanni
Ben Franklin said:
"Early to bed and early to rise
Make a man healthy wealthy and wise"
Lately I have read the advice given to William Randolph Hearst, when a young man, by his father:
"Go downtown at noon and rob the other fellows of what they have made during the morning. ~ E. Haldeman-Julius
Ben Franklin quotes by E. Haldeman-Julius
Suddenly Paris fashion-that bellwether for the French mind-had to be à l'Amérique: tailors manufactured "insurgent coats" and "lightning-conductor dresses" (in honor of Ben Franklin, with two wires hanging to the ground). ~ Tom Reiss
Ben Franklin quotes by Tom Reiss
Great job, you just executed Ben Franklin! - Otto Ray ~ Monet Polny
Ben Franklin quotes by Monet Polny
Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead. - BEN FRANKLIN, POOR RICHARD'S ALMANACK T ~ Neil Gaiman
Ben Franklin quotes by Neil Gaiman
Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner. ~ James Bovard
Ben Franklin quotes by James Bovard
Lighthouses are more useful than churches." - Ben Franklin ~ Edwin Herbert
Ben Franklin quotes by Edwin Herbert
Work on your strengths, not your weaknesses. How many of your New Year's resolutions have been about fixing a flaw? And how many of those resolutions have you made several years in a row? It's difficult to change any aspect of your personality by sheer force of will, and if it is a weakness you choose to work on, you probably won't enjoy the process. If you don't find pleasure or reinforcement along the way, then - unless you have the willpower of Ben Franklin - you'll soon give up. But you don't really have to be good at everything. Life offers so many chances to use one tool instead of another, and often you can use a strength to get around a weakness. ~ Jonathan Haidt
Ben Franklin quotes by Jonathan Haidt
He's been banned,' said Lesley. 'Until he passes the advanced driver's course.' 'Is that because you crashed that ambulance into the river?' asked Abigail. ~ Ben Aaronovitch
Ben Franklin quotes by Ben Aaronovitch
He takes two steps back. Closer to the portal.
I can't stop myself. "Ben," I call. And I'm not even embarrassed about how helpless my voice sounds.
Don't go.
"I'll come back for you." He takes another step back. "I promise."
Stay.
"Janelle Tenner," he says. "I will always fucking love you." And then he takes one more step back. Into the portal.
And the blackness swallows him whole. ~ Elizabeth Norris
Ben Franklin quotes by Elizabeth Norris
If I could work with any actor it would have to be Johnny Depp. He is cool. ~ Ben Nicholas
Ben Franklin quotes by Ben Nicholas
We sit like that, giving each other strength, like strangers on a crashing plane. ~ Ben H. Winters
Ben Franklin quotes by Ben H. Winters
Art is consumed in so many different ways. You could say people don't stop to appreciate art. On the other hand, people can consume art more quickly. ~ Ben Sollee
Ben Franklin quotes by Ben Sollee
I want Obama to have to weigh in on Ben Affleck as Batman. It's about time Obama went to work. ~ Rush Limbaugh
Ben Franklin quotes by Rush Limbaugh
A complete history of sexual scandal in Washington will probably never be written, because the public does not want to read a 20,000 page book that needs to be updated weekly (note to self: maybe they DO -- idea for next book). From the earliest days of the Republic, when our first Ambassador, Benjamin Franklin, fondled and groped the awestruck wives of his French hosts while on mission to Paris, shortly to be succeeded by the even-more-amorous Thomas Jefferson, who broke an ankle in the Louvre while leaping to an assignation with yet another married Frenchwoman, all the way down to our contemporary satyrs, the priapic Kennedys, Wilbur "Fanne Fox" Mills, "Slobbering Bob" Packwood, Bill "I did not have sexual relations with that woman" Clinton, etc., our political leaders have repeatedly proven to be incredibly horny old goats. ~ Guillermo Jiménez
Ben Franklin quotes by Guillermo Jiménez
I went to a very academically competitive high school. So I was always quite studious and quiet, just to keep up with the other geniuses who were in my school. ~ Ben Barnes
Ben Franklin quotes by Ben Barnes
Im studying jerkoffs in the wild," Ben answered dryly. "This seemed like a good chance to view one up close. ~ Kathy Reichs
Ben Franklin quotes by Kathy Reichs
A Bible and a newspaper in every house, a good school in every district; all studied and appreciated as they merit; are the principal support of virtue, morality, and civil liberty. ~ Benjamin Franklin
Ben Franklin quotes by Benjamin Franklin
The central bank needs to be able to make policy without short term political concerns. ~ Ben Bernanke
Ben Franklin quotes by Ben Bernanke
I suppose by most girls' standards, Armand is hot. But he shops more than a woman. I'm sure those are not the right words. Note to self: I must think of more masculine ways to describe Armand. ~ Michael Ben Zehabe
Ben Franklin quotes by Michael Ben Zehabe
In rich detail, Ken told us that on the second hole of the opening round, Hogan got stuck while standing over a putt. Hogan had the yips. "I can't take it back, Ken," Hogan said. "Nobody gives a shit, Ben," Ken said back. That bit of wise-guy humor was evidently all Hogan needed to hear: At age fifty-three and playing barely any tournament golf, he finished twelfth. Venturi finished three shots behind. Palmer was leading by seven with nine holes left and lost to Billy Casper in a playoff. Ken ~ Michael Bamberger
Ben Franklin quotes by Michael Bamberger
Everything one has a right to do is not best to be done. Benjamin Franklin ~ Barbara W. Tuchman
Ben Franklin quotes by Barbara W. Tuchman
No greater tragedy exists in modern civilization than the aged, worn-out worker who after a life of ceaseless effort and useful productivity must look forward for his declining years to a poorhouse. A modern social consciousness demands a more humane and efficient arrangement. ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ben Franklin quotes by Franklin D. Roosevelt
We decided to redefine the bottom line at Ben & Jerry's ~ Ben Cohen
Ben Franklin quotes by Ben Cohen
Never give up trying to do what you really want to do in life. Where ever there is love and inspiration, you can never go wrong. ~ Timothy Pina
Ben Franklin quotes by Timothy Pina
From then on, it was even twistier B-roads through a country so photgenically rural that I half expected to meet Bilbo Baggins around the next corner - providing he'd taken to driving a Nissan Micra. ~ Ben Aaronovitch
Ben Franklin quotes by Ben Aaronovitch
In all likelihood, a significant amount of time will be required to restore the nearly eight and a half million jobs that were lost nationwide over 2008 and 2009. ~ Ben Bernanke
Ben Franklin quotes by Ben Bernanke
NIGHTINGALE AND I did what all good coppers do when faced with a spare moment in the middle of the day - we went looking for a pub. ~ Ben Aaronovitch
Ben Franklin quotes by Ben Aaronovitch
What am I supposed to do," she says. "Wait?" She wants him to say, Yes, wait. I will be home as soon as I run this one errand. Ben perceives disgust in her tone. Why would anyone wait for him? A boy who didn't know how to be a prom date, a man who knows what he needs, but too late.
He releases her arm. His voice is professional with sorrow. "You certainly couldn't do that." He means because she is precious. Sarina hears that she is snotty and unkind. He means because he is not that lucky; she hears: he is bored.
No one says "I want you to wait," and no one says "I'll wait. ~ Marie-Helene Bertino
Ben Franklin quotes by Marie-Helene Bertino
I'm going to kill the president.
I promise. I surrender. I'm sorry.
I'm gay. I'm pregnant. I'm dying.
I'm not your father. You're fired.
Fire. I forgot your birthday.
You will have to lose the leg.
She was asking for it.
It ran right under the car.
It looked like a gun. It's contagious.
She's with God now.
Help me. I don't have a problem.
I've swallowed a bottle of aspirin.
I'm a doctor. I'm leaving you.
I love you. Fuck you. I'll change. ~ Ben Lerner
Ben Franklin quotes by Ben Lerner
When I'm with Ben I eat at regular times because he does, I eat regular things, but when I'm alone I indulge in junk food and scavenging, my old, singular ways. It's bad for me, but I need to remember what bad for me is like. ~ Margaret Atwood
Ben Franklin quotes by Margaret Atwood
of light and life, thou Good Supreme! O teach me what is good; teach me Thyself! Save me from folly, vanity, and vice, From every low pursuit; and fill my soul With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue pure; Sacred, substantial, never-fading bliss! ~ Benjamin Franklin
Ben Franklin quotes by Benjamin Franklin
I have a horror of being self-indulgent and wasting time, and there is that risk in doing this kind of work. Are you totally deluded in sitting down at a desk every day and trying to write something? Is it self-indulgent, or might it possibly lead to something worthwhile? At a certain point I decided to keep on because I felt like the work was getting better, and I was taking great pleasure in that. ~ Ben Fountain
Ben Franklin quotes by Ben Fountain
Read Ben Graham and Phil Fisher read annual reports, but don't do equations with Greek letters in them. ~ Warren Buffett
Ben Franklin quotes by Warren Buffett
The laws you see today are a direct consequence of economic illiteracy in the general population. If every voter learned economics tonight, the laws would change tomorrow. ~ Ben Mathew
Ben Franklin quotes by Ben Mathew
Forests are the lungs of our land ... ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ben Franklin quotes by Franklin D. Roosevelt
Shareholder activism works when activists understand something about the characteristics of the business that the board doesn't. ~ Ben Horowitz
Ben Franklin quotes by Ben Horowitz
You could practically see the neurons firing in the kid's skull. His body was all spring and torque, a bundle of fast-twitch muscles that exuded faint floral whiffs of ripe pear. So much perfection in such a compact little person - Billy had to tackle him from time to time, wrestle him squealing to the ground just to get that little rascal in his hands, just your basic adorable thirty-month old with big blue eyes clear as chlorine pools and Huggies poking out of his stretchy-waist jeans. So is this what they meant by the sanctity of life? ~ Ben Fountain
Ben Franklin quotes by Ben Fountain
Ben Says: To all of the children of today ... Work hard & study well. You can be me ... because I was once you! Education will always get you far! ~ Timothy Pina
Ben Franklin quotes by Timothy Pina
I say let's go back to a truer use of the word 'freedom.' Let's start with President Franklin Roosevelt's Four Freedoms: freedom of speech and expression, freedom of worship, freedom from want and freedom from fear. I would add the freedom to bargain collectively. Those freedoms are under attack today. ~ Richard Trumka
Ben Franklin quotes by Richard Trumka
A countryman between two lawyers is like a fish between two cats. ~ Benjamin Franklin
Ben Franklin quotes by Benjamin Franklin
If you're going to be a father and whatnot, yeah, you better be responsible about it as best you can. ~ Ben Mendelsohn
Ben Franklin quotes by Ben Mendelsohn
... I will say this. Marriage is work. It's hard work. Harder than anything else you'll ever do. Believe me, I know. And do you want to know why?'
James nodded and Ben Latrobe leaned forward as if to impart a deep, mysterious secret. 'Because marriage isn't about the wedding or the wedding trip afterward. It isn't about cozy nights spent in each other's arms or the way she makes you feel when she smiles. Oh, those things all have a part in it, but a very minor one. No, James, marriage is about sticking it out when it isn't so nice. Marriage is being there to pick up the pieces when your perfect world falls apart. It's seeing the mess you've made of things and being willing to work through it until you have created something better than you had before. It's listening to her fears, her troubles, and concerns. It's eating meals that don't taste as good as those your mother fixed, enduring her temperamental outburts and tears, and not giving up when things get hard.'
Latrobe paused for a moment and a frown lined his face where the smile had been only moments before. 'True love is standing by your mate when his health fails, along with his business.' ... 'It's knowing that the world goes on and you can depend on each other even when everything else around you lies in ruins at your feet... ~ Judith Pella
Ben Franklin quotes by Judith Pella
There's nothing to fear but a wide receiver who can run a 100-yard dash in under 10 seconds. ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ben Franklin quotes by Franklin D. Roosevelt
My tastes range all over the place, from vocal standards to Motown to 70s funk & soul to 80s pop to film scores to artists like R.E.M., Ben Folds, Prince, Annie Lennox, the Police, Elvis Costello, Cat Stevens, the Ditty Bops, local bands that friends of mine are in, and the list goes on ... I have no single favorite genre or artist. ~ Stephanie D'Abruzzo
Ben Franklin quotes by Stephanie D'Abruzzo
The good particular men may do separately, in relieving the sick, is small, compared with what they may do collectively. ~ Benjamin Franklin
Ben Franklin quotes by Benjamin Franklin
Fascist intellectuals, such as Ugo Spirito, made the round of conferences preaching the virtues of postcapitalism fascism and in fact tried to nudge the structure in a 'leftist' direction by calling for more collective control and even corporative ownership of the economy. Mussolini looked abroad to find that Franklin Roosevelt was merely seeking to emulate Italy's innovations. ~ Charles S. Maier
Ben Franklin quotes by Charles S. Maier
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