Best Quotes by Calvin Coolidge (Top 10)
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Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan "press on" has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race
Calvin Coolidge
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It takes a great man to be a good listener.
Calvin Coolidge
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Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.
Calvin Coolidge
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Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.
Calvin Coolidge
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The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.
Calvin Coolidge
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There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no one independence quite so important, as living within your means.
Calvin Coolidge
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Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.
Calvin Coolidge
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Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery.
Calvin Coolidge
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Patriotism is easy to understand in America. It means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country.
Calvin Coolidge
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We cannot do everything at once, but we can do something at once.
Calvin Coolidge
More Calvin Coolidge Quotes
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I have noticed that nothing I never said ever did me any harm.
Calvin Coolidge
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You can't know too much, but you can say too much.
Calvin Coolidge
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No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.
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Prosperity is only an instrument to be used, not a deity to be worshipped.
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I have found it advisable not to give too much heed to what people say when I am trying to accomplish something of consequence. Invariably they proclaim it can't be done. I deem that the very best time to make the effort.
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All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work.
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They criticize me for harping on the obvious; if all the folks in the United States would do the few simple things they know they ought to do, most of our big problems would take care of themselves.
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If you don't say anything, you won't be called on to repeat it.
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Nothing is easier than spending public money. It does not appear to belong to anybody. The temptation is overwhelming to bestow it on somebody.
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Little progress can be made by merely attempting to repress what is evil. Our great hope lies in developing what is good.
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Civilization and profit go hand in hand.
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The business of America is business.
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Economy is the method by which we prepare today to afford the improvements of tomorrow.
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Advertising is the life of trade.
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Those who trust to chance must abide by the results of chance.
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The Constitution is the sole source and guaranty of national freedom.
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To live under the American Constitution is the greatest political privilege that was ever accorded to the human race.
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One with the law is a majority.
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If I had permitted my failures, or what seemed to me at the time a lack of success, to discourage me I cannot see any way in which I would ever have made progress.
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I think the American public wants a solemn ass as a president, and I think I'll go along with them.
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No man ever listened himself out of a job.
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When people are bewildered they tend to become credulous.
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When more and more people are thrown out of work, unemployment results.
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There is no right to strike against the public safety by anybody, anywhere, any time.
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Ultimately property rights and personal rights are the same thing.
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If you see ten troubles coming down the road, you can be sure that nine will run into the ditch before they reach you.
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Heroism is not only in the man, but in the occasion.
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Education will not (take the place of persistence); the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'press on' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.
Calvin Coolidge
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I have never been hurt by what I have not said.
Calvin Coolidge