P. T. Barnum Quotes

Famous Quotes by P. T. Barnum

• "There's a sucker born every minute."  —P T Barnum on Credulity
• "Every crowd has a silver lining."  —P T Barnum on Deceit
• "Money is a terrible master but an excellent servant."  —P T Barnum on Finance and Economics

Wikiquote Article on P. T. Barnum

P.T. Barnum (5 July 1810 â" 7 April 1891) was an American showman who is best remembered for his entertaining hoaxes and for founding the circus that eventually became Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus.

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• Every crowd has a silver lining.
• No one went broke underestimating public taste.
• I don't care what they say about me, just make sure they spell my name right!
• How are the ticket sales in Madison Square Garden?
  • Alleged final words
• You can fool some of the people all of the time; you can fool all of the people some of the time, but you can never fool all of the people all of the time.
  • This has also been popularly attributed to Abraham Lincoln.
• We have something for everybody.

The following quote is very popularly misattributed to P.T. Barnum:

• There is a sucker born every minute.
• "To the Egress" (a deceptive sign used to reduce crowding)

The following quote was not Barnum but H. L. Mencken:

• Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American people

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