Francis

Francis may refer to:

  • Francis (given name)
  • Francis (surname)
  • Francis, Saskatchewan, Canada
    • Francis (electoral district)
  • Francis Township, Holt County, Nebraska
  • Francis, Utah
  • Francis the Talking Mule, a mule celebrity, featured in seven movie comedies in the 1950s
  • Francis (1950 film), a 1950 comedy film that launched Francis the Talking Mule
  • Francis, a 1983 play by Julian Mitchell
  • FRANCIS, bibliographic database
  • Francis (1793), a colonial schooner in Australian waters 1793–1805

Famous quotes containing the word francis:

    “Finance is a gun. Politics is knowing when to pull the trigger.”
    —Mario Puzo, U.S. author, screenwriter, and Francis Ford Coppola, U.S. director, screenwriter. Michael Corleone (Al Pacino)

    “Sir Francis, Sir Francis, Sir Francis is come;”
    —Unknown. Upon Sir Francis Drake’s Return from His Voyage about the World, and the Queen’s Meeting Him (l. 1)

    “The elephant, not only the largest but the most intelligent of animals, provides us with an excellent example. It is faithful and tenderly loving to the female of its choice, mating only every third year and then for no more than five days, and so secretly as never to be seen, until, on the sixth day, it appears and goes at once to wash its whole body in the river, unwilling to return to the herd until thus purified. Such good and modest habits are an example to husband and wife.”
    —St. Francis De Sales (1567–1622)