Franklin Pierce Adams quotes

Franklin Pierce Adams was an American columnist and wit, celebrated for his influential work in newspapers and radio. His column "The Conning Tower" became a platform for rising literary talents and sharp social commentary. He is remembered as a central figure in early twentieth-century American journalism and humor. Here are 19 of his quotes:

Elections are won by men and women chiefly because most people vote against somebody rather than for somebody. (Franklin Pierce Adams)
Christmas is over and Business is Business. View quote
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The trouble with this country is that there are too many politicians who believe, with a conviction based on experience, that you can fool all of the people all of the time. View quote
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Health is the thing that makes you feel that now is the best time of the year. View quote
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Years ago we discovered the exact point, the dead center of middle age. It occurs when you are too young to take up golf and too old to rush up to the net. View quote
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I find that a great part of the information I have was acquired by looking up something and finding something else on the way. View quote
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There are plenty of good five-cent cigars in the country. The trouble is they cost a quarter. What this country needs is a good five-cent nickel. View quote
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When the political columnists say 'Every thinking man' they mean themselves, and when candidates appeal to 'Every intelligent voter' they mean everybody who is going to vote for them. View quote
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Nothing is more responsible for the good old days than a bad memory. View quote
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You do not know what you can miss before you try. View quote
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Too much truth is uncouth. (Franklin Pierce Adams)
We have nothing in our history or position to invite aggression; we have everything to beckon us to the cultivation of relations of peace and amity with all nations. View quote
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There must be a day or two in a man's life when he is the precise age for something important. View quote
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Middle age occurs when you are too young to take up golf and too old to rush up to the net. View quote
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Seeing ourselves as others see us would probably confirm our worst suspicions about them. View quote
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To err is human; to forgive, infrequent. View quote
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Having imagination it takes you an hour to write a paragraph that if you were unimaginative would take you only a minute. View quote
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The true republic: men, their rights and nothing more; women, their rights and nothing less. View quote
Franklin Pierce Adams
There are plenty of good five cent cigars in the country. The trouble is they cost a quarter. View quote
Franklin Pierce Adams

Franklin Pierce Adams

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Occupation: American Writer
Born: November 15, 1881
Died: March 23, 1960
Quotes count: 19
Wikipedia: Franklin Pierce Adams

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