Benjamin Franklin, every mention
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Verbatim, from the transcripts: the passages where Benjamin Franklin comes up
Charlie Munger: The Psychology of Human Misjudgment [Outliers]
- ▶ 15:35 Shane Parrish Ben Franklin understood this perfectly when he said an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
- ▶ 52:06 Shane Parrish Ben Franklin, who said a small leak will sink a great ship.
Andrew Mellon: America’s Secret Banker [Outliers]
- ▶ 6:38 Shane Parrish The farm boy who dreamed of mansions found his roadmap in an unlikely place, Benjamin Franklin's autobiography. 5 times in the scene
- ▶ 16:24 Shane Parrish When Thomas opened his second bank, Team Mellon & Sons, he placed Ben Franklin's statue above the door.
#121 Walter Isaacson: Curiosity Fuels Creativity
- ▶ 1:33 Shane Parrish He's also the author of several acclaimed biographies on Einstein, Ben Franklin, Steve Jobs, and Da Vinci.
- ▶ 2:22 Shane Parrish You started writing about Ben Franklin and then Einstein and then Steve Jobs and then Da Vinci. 2 times in the scene