Calvin Coolidge Quotes
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Calvin Coolidge Famous Quotes & Sayings
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Changing a college curriculum is like moving a graveyard-you never know how many friends the dead have until you try to move them!
You know, I have found out in the course of a long public life that the things I did not say never hurt me.
To live under the American Constitution is the greatest political privilege that was ever accorded to the human race.
All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work.
Because of what America is and what America has done, a firmer courage, a higher hope, inspires the heart of all humanity.
Your ability to face setbacks and disappointments without giving up will be the measure of your ability to succeed.
Can those entrusted with the gravest authority set any example save that of the sternest obedience to the law?
If American democracy is to remain the greatest hope of humanity, it must continue abundantly in the faith of the Bible
It seems to me probable that of all our economic life the element on which we are inclined to place too low an estimate is advertising.
Our doctrine of equality and liberty and humanity comes from our belief in the brotherhood of man, through the fatherhood of God.
Government price-fixing once started, has alike no justice and no end. It is an economic folly from which this country has every right to be spared.
If you see ten troubles coming down the road, you can be sure that nine will run into the ditch before they reach you.
A government which requires of the people the contribution of the bulk of their substance and rewards cannot be classed as a free government ...
Wherever we look, the work of the chemist has raised the level of our civilization and has increased the productive capacity of our nation.
A display of reason rather than a threat of force should be the determining factor in the intercourse among nations.
One insidious practice which sugar-coats the dose of Federal intrusion is the division of expense ...
It is a great advantage to a President, and a major source of safety to the country, for him to know he is not a great man.
Don't hesitate to be as revolutionary as science. Don't hesitate to be as reactionary as the multiplication table.
Theodore Roosevelt was always getting himself in hot water by talking before he had to commit himself upon issues not well-defined.
I am for economy. After that I am for more economy. At this time and under present conditions that is my conception of serving all the people.
We need more of the Office Desk and less of the Show Window in politics. Let men in office substitute the midnight oil for the limelight.
If you see 10 troubles coming down the road, you can be sure 9 will go in the ditch and you have only one to battle with.
Work is not a curse; it is the prerogative of intelligence, the only means to manhood, and the measure of civilization.
It has been my observation in life that, if one will only exercise the patience to wait, his wants are likely to be filled.
As I went about with my father, when he collected taxes, I knew that when taxes were laid someone had to work hard to earn the money to pay them.
We have got so many regulatory laws already that in general I feel that we would be just as well off if we didn't have any more.
This country would not be a land of opportunity, America could not be America, if the people were shackled with government monopolies.
Nothing is easier than spending public money. It does not appear to belong to anybody. The temptation is overwhelming to bestow it on somebody.
In life there is nothing more common than talent and intelligence. What is missing is passion, persistence, commitment, and dedication.
The Business of Our Firm is Business"
-Donald W. Hudspeth from:
"The Business of America is Business"
-Calvin Coolidge
-Donald W. Hudspeth from:
"The Business of America is Business"
-Calvin Coolidge
Never go out to meet trouble. If you just sit still, nine cases out of ten, someone will intercept it before it reaches you.
We want wealth, but there are many other things we want very much more. Among them are peace, honor, charity, and idealism.
There is no escaping the fact that when the taxation of large incomes is excessive, they tend to disappear.
Wealth comes from industry and from the hard experience of human toil. To dissipate it in waste and extravagance is disloyalty to humanity.
Democracy is not a tearing down; it is a building up. It does not denial of the divine right of kings; it asserts the divine right of all men.
I should think that an ordinary copy of the King James version would have been good enough for those Congressmen.
What we need in appointive positions is men of knowledge and experience who have sufficient character to resist temptations.
Patriotism is easy to understand in America; it means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country.