A pen is certainly an excellent instrument to fix a man's attention and to inflame his ambition.

John Adams

More information about this quote

Topic

Writing

Author

John Adams

Medium

Personal journal

Language

English

Time

1760 1760s 18th century

Occupation

Founding Father American President National leader Politician

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Adams, John. Diary entry. 14 Nov. 1760.

Illustrated Quote

A quote by John Adams about writing: “A pen is certainly an excellent instrument to fix a man's attention and to…”
Download
A quote by John Adams about writing: “A pen is certainly an excellent instrument to fix a man's attention and to…”
Download
A quote by John Adams about writing: “A pen is certainly an excellent instrument to fix a man's attention and to…”
Download

Related Quotes

Below are one or more quotes that share at least one tag with the quote at the top of the page

Another quote by John Adams

I agree with you, that in Politicks the Middle Way is none at all.

John Adams

More information about this quote
Topic
The political center Political ideology Politics

Author

John Adams
Source
Letters of John Adams
Medium
Letter
Language
English
Time
1776 1770s 18th century
Era
American Revolutionary Period
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Adams, John. Letter to Horatio Gates. 23 Mar. 1776.

Current Citation

“From John Adams to Horatio Gates, 23 March 1776,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Adams/06-04-02-0023.

Another quote from the 1760s

Consider, Sir, how insignificant this will appear a twelvemonth hence.

Samuel Johnson

Quoted in The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, by James Boswell

Buy The Life of Samuel Johnson at Amazon Buy The Life of Samuel Johnson at Amazon
Read The Life of Samuel Johnson at Project Gutenberg
More information about this quote
Topic
Perspective
Speaker
Samuel Johnson

Author

James Boswell
Source
The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D
Genre
Biography
Language
English
Time
1763 1760s 18th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Johnson, Samuel. Quoted in journal entry by James Boswell. 6 July 1763.

Current Citation

Johnson, Samuel. Quoted in The Life of Samuel Johnson, written by James Boswell, edited by David Womersley. Penguin Classics, 2008.

Another quote about Writing

Yeah, I try to leave out the parts that people skip.

Elmore Leonard

More information about this quote
Topic
Writing

Author

Elmore Leonard
Language
English
Time
1985 1980s 20th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

Leonard, Elmore. Spoken during Book-of-the-Month Club luncheon. Luncheon. c. 1985, USA.