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I am a showman by profession... and all the gilding shall make nothing else of me.
P. T. Barnum
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P. T. Barnum
Age: 80 †
Born: 1810
Born: July 5
Died: 1891
Died: April 7
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Men, women, and children who cannot live on gravity alone need something to satisfy their gayer, lighter moods and hours, and he who ministers to this want is, in my opinion, in a business established by the Creator of our nature. If he worthily fulfills his mission and amuses without corrupting, he need never feel that he has lived in vain.
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The orthodox faith painted God as a revengeful being, and yet people talk about loving such a being.
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He who is without a newspaper is cut off from his species.
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If I shoot at the sun, I may hit a star.
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The wonders of the ages assembled for your edification, education and enjoyment - for a price.
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In fact, as a general thing, money-getters are the benefactors of our race.
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Whatever you do, do it with all your might. Work at it, early and late, in season and out of season, not leaving a stone unturned, and never deferring for a single hour that which can be done just as well now.
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Instead of spending money, I earned it.
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Science is the pursuit of pure truth, and the systematizing of it.
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