Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

Franklin P. Adams Actor

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: Nov 15, 1881
  • Died: Mar 23, 1960

Franklin Pierce Adams was an American columnist, well known by his initials F.P.A., and wit, best known for his newspaper column, "The Conning Tower", and his appearances as a regular panelist on radio's Information Please. A prolific writer of light verse, he was a member of the Algonquin Round Table of the 1920s and 1930s.

The true republic: men, their rights and nothing more women, their rights and nothing less. women

Having imagination it takes you an hour to write a paragraph that if you were unimaginative would take you only a minute. imagination

Too much truth is uncouth. truth

Middle age occurs when you are too young to take up golf and too old to rush up to the net. aging

There must be a day or two in a man's life when he is the precise age for something important. aging

Elections are won by men and women chiefly because most people vote against somebody rather than for somebody. women

Health is the thing that makes you feel that now is the best time of the year. best, fitness & health

Christmas is over and Business is Business. business & Christmas

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There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting. 3 more quotes from John Millington Synge

3 more quotes from John Millington Synge

Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy. 28 other views from William Butler Yeats

28 other views from William Butler Yeats

Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep. 27 quotes from Dave Barry

27 quotes from Dave Barry

We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English. 74 quotes from Winston Churchill

74 quotes from Winston Churchill