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P. T. Barnum, born on July 5, 1810, in Connecticut, was a renowned American businessman, circus owner, and performer. He is best known for his role in founding Barnum & Bailey's Great Show, one of the most famous circuses in American history. Barnum was known for his unique marketing strategies and business acumen, and his life was filled with legendary tales.

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“I am prouder of my title 'The Children's Friend' than if I were to be called 'The King of the World'.”

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“The show business has all phases and grades of dignity, from the exhibition of a monkey to the exposition of that highest art in music or the drama which secures for the gifted artists a world-wide fame princes well might envy.”

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“As a general thing, I have not 'duped the world' nor attempted to do so... I have generally given people the worth of their money twice told.”

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“There is no class of people in the world, who have such good memories as creditors.”

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Book:Art of Money Getting

Source: Art of Money Getting

“There is no such thing in the world as luck. There never was a man who could go out in the morning and find a purse full of gold in the street to-day, and another to-morrow, and so on, day after day: He may do so once in his life; but so far as mere luck is concerned, he is as liable to lose it as to find it.”

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Book:Art of Money Getting

Source: Art of Money Getting

About the Author

Born: July 5, 1810
Died: April 7, 1891
Known for: Businessman
Quotes: 91

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