“Nothing is more responsible for the good old days than a bad memory.” — Franklin P. Adams | V2Melody

“Nothing is more responsible for the good old days than a bad memory.”

A wry reflection on nostalgia and the selective nature of memory · Quotation commonly attributed to Franklin P. Adams

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About Franklin P. Adams

Franklin P. Adams

15 November 1881–23 March 1960

Franklin Pierce Adams, known almost everywhere in print by the compact and memorable signature “F. P. A.,” was born in Chicago, Illinois, on 15 November 1881, and died in New York City on 23 March 1960. During the first half of the twentieth century, he became one of America’s most recognizable newspaper humorists, a…

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“Christmas is over and Business is Business.”

Dry observation on the return to ordinary commercial life · Column, For the Other 365 Days (1927)

“There are plenty of good five-cent cigars in the country. The trouble is they cost a quarter. What this country really needs is a good five-cent nickel.”

Satirical take on rising prices and economic complaint · Remark as commonly attributed

“Elections are won by men and women chiefly because most people vote against somebody rather than for somebody.”

Cynical insight into the nature of political choice · Nods and Becks (1944)