P. T. Barnum
P. T. Barnum
Phineas Taylor "P. T." Barnumwas an American politician, showman, and businessman remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and for founding the Barnum & Bailey Circus. Although Barnum was also an author, publisher, philanthropist, and for some time a politician, he said of himself, "I am a showman by profession...and all the gilding shall make nothing else of me", and his personal aim was "to put money in his own coffers". Barnum is widely, but erroneously, credited with coining the phrase "There's...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth5 July 1810
CityBethel, CT
CountryUnited States of America
Literature is one of the most interesting and significant expressions of humanity.
No man ever went broke overestimating the ignorance of the American public.
When a man is in the right path, he must persevere.
Advertising is like learning - a little is a dangerous thing.
A lovely nook of forest scenery, or a grand rock, like a beautiful woman, depends for much of its attractiveness upon the attendance sense of freedom from whatever is low; upon a sense of purity and of romance.
There’s no such thing as bad publicity,
In fact, as a general thing, money-getters are the benefactors of our race.
Many people are gullible, and we can expect this to continue.
The plan of "counting the chickens before they are hatched" is an error of ancient date, but it does not seem to improve by age.
I risked much, but I made much.
With the young man starting in business, let him understand the value of money by earning it.
The common man, no matter how sharp and tough, actually enjoys having the wool pulled over his eyes, and makes it easier for the puller.
Money is in some respects life's fire: it is a very excellent servant, but a terrible master.
Money is good for nothing unless you know the value of it by experience.