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Franklin P. Adams
 
Date of birth: 01 April 1881
Date of death: 06 September 1960
Country Of Origin: America
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   Franklin Pierce Adams (November 15, 1881 – March 23, 1960), was an American columnist (under the pen name F.P.A.), writer, and wit, part of the famous Algonquin Round Table of the 1920s and 1930s.

Born in Chicago, Illinois, he was the son of Moses and Clara (Schlossberg) Adams. He graduated from the Armour Scientific Academy in 1889 and attended the University of Michigan for one year. He first worked for the Chicago Journal in 1903 but soon moved to the New York Evening Mail, w .... (More...)
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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. "

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" Seeing ourselves as others see us would probably confirm our worst suspicions about them. "

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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. "

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" To err is human; to forgive, infrequent. #People,forgiveness "

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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. "

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

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