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
P. T. Barnum quotes about
There’s no such thing as bad publicity,
Literature is one of the most interesting and significant expressions of humanity.
I am indebted to the press of the United States for almost every dollar which I possess...
Money is the excellent slave and a horrible master.
Instead of spending money, I earned it.
Never attempt to catch a whale with a minnow.