Charles Francis Adams may refer to:
- Charles Adams (ice hockey) (1876–1947), grocery magnate and founder of the Boston Bruins
- Charles Francis Adams, Sr. (1807–1886), grandson of John Adams, son of John Quincy Adams, U.S. congressman, ambassador
- Charles Francis Adams, Jr. (1835–1915), son of above, Civil War General and president of the Union Pacific Railroad
- Charles Francis Adams III (1866–1954), nephew of above, Navy secretary
- Charles Francis Adams IV (1910–1999), son of above, president of Raytheon
Famous quotes containing the words charles, francis and/or adams:
“When the Prince of Piedmont [later Charles Emmanuel IV, King of Sardinia] was seven years old, his preceptor instructing him in mythology told him all the vices were enclosed in Pandora’s box. “What! all!” said the Prince. “Yes, all.” “No,” said the Prince; “curiosity must have been without.””
—Horace Walpole (1717–1797)
“The only wealth in this world is children, more than all the money, power on earth.”
—Mario Puzo, U.S. author, screenwriter, and Francis Ford Coppola, U.S. director, screenwriter. Michael Corleone (Al Pacino)
“If it were worth while to argue a paradox, one might maintain that nature regards the female as the essential, the male as the superfluity of her world. Perhaps the best starting-point for study of the Virgin would be a practical acquaintance with bees, and especially with queen bees.”
—Henry Brooks Adams (1838–1918)