Franklin Quotes

173 Franklin quotes by 148 unique authors

My ultimate film role would be to play the queen of soul, Aretha Franklin. — Jennifer Hudson
When you write biographies, whether it's about Ben Franklin or Einstein, you discover something amazing: They are human. — Walter Isaacson
For years, I've had a hankering for the portrait of Benjamin Franklin by Joseph Duplessis. Franklin is credited with so many inventions: the postal system,… — Jon Bon Jovi
Franklin Roosevelt said the test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance to those who have much; it is whether… — Patrick J. Kennedy
In the end, the sign of Aretha Franklin's artistry is that she always leaves her mark - first, on the music, then on us. — Jon Landau
Atlantic's Jerry Wexler believes first-rate records are made by first-rate voices. He certainly has worked with enough of them: Clyde McPhatter, Joe Turner, La Vern… — Jon Landau
Here is a pretty good rule of thumb for Democratic Presidents: if it didn't work for Franklin D. Roosevelt, who won four terms and a… — Jon Meacham
I am a huge admirer of Franklin Roosevelt's, and I believe social security has done untold good in alleviating the once-widespread issue of poverty among… — Jon Meacham
Benjamin Franklin said there were only two things certain in life: death and taxes. But I'd like to add a third certainty: trash. And while… — Ruth Ann Minner
I am a registered Democrat who is determined to return my party to the proletarian principles of the Franklin D. Roosevelt era. — Camille Paglia
Has President Bush exceeded his constitutional authority or acted illegally in authorizing wiretaps without a warrant? Benjamin Franklin would not have thought so. — Pete du Pont
The great leaders of the second world war alliance, Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill, understood the twin sides of destruction and salvation. Their war aims… — Jeffrey Sachs
If you read our Founding Fathers, people like Benjamin Franklin and Jefferson - what we're doing now in this country is making them roll over… — Rick Santelli
I think Democrats made a mistake running away from liberalism. Liberalism, uh, Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, John and Robert Kennedy - that's what the Democratic… — Theodore C. Sorensen
With the '60s era and Motown, my grandparents actually introduced us to that when I was younger, so I grew up listening to the Jackson… — Jordin Sparks
The United States has tried for years to live down President Franklin D. Roosevelt's order during World War II to move Japanese-Americans on the West… — Helen Thomas
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… — Richard Trumka
The coolest gift I've ever gotten from a fan was from the Franklin Mint. It was a knife, and it had a picture of General… — Josh Turner
My parents came from Russia and suddenly they wound up in Boston, Massachusetts, Brookline, Massachusetts and they felt the sun rose and set on Franklin… — Mike Wallace
Ben Franklin may have discovered electricity- but it is the man who invented the meter who made the money. — Earl Warren

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