To live under the American Constitution is the greatest political privilege that was ever accorded to the human race. – Calvin Coolidge
You know, I have found out in the course of a long public life that the things I did not say never hurt me. – Calvin Coolidge
The slogan ‘press on’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race. – Calvin Coolidge
All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work. – Calvin Coolidge
Perhaps one of the most important accomplishments of my administration has been minding my own business. – Calvin Coolidge
I sometimes wish that people would put a little more emphasis upon the observance of the law than they do upon its enforcement. – Calvin Coolidge
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
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. – Calvin Coolidge
Industry, thrift and self-control are not sought because they create wealth, but because they create character. – Calvin Coolidge
Any man who does not like dogs and want them about does not deserve to be in the White House. – Calvin Coolidge
Mass demand has been created almost entirely through the development of advertising. – Calvin Coolidge
Patriotism is easy to understand in America. It means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country. – 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. – Calvin Coolidge
No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave. – Calvin Coolidge
The man who builds a factory builds a temple, that the man who works there worships there, and to each is due, not scorn and blame, but reverence and praise. – Calvin Coolidge
In the discharge of the duties of this office, there is one rule of action more important than all others. It consists in never doing anything that someone else can do for you. – Calvin Coolidge
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. – Calvin Coolidge
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. – Calvin Coolidge
Economy is the method by which we prepare today to afford the improvements of tomorrow. – Calvin Coolidge
