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9 P.T. Barnum Quotes

P.T. Barnum gives sly, grand musings on business, marketing and crowds that feel like a carnival-style pitch.

P.T. Barnum quotes

  1. Every crowd has a silver lining.

    #1

  2. No one went broke underestimating public taste.

    #2

  3. I don't care what they say about me, just make sure they spell my name right!

    #3

  4. How are the ticket sales in Madison Square Garden?

    #4

  5. 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.

    #5

  6. We have something for everybody.

    #6

  7. There is a sucker born every minute.

    #7

  8. 'To the Egress' (a deceptive sign used to reduce crowding)

    #8

  9. Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American people

    #9