Calvin Coolidge
American president
Lived from: 1872 - 1933
Category: Politics Country: 
United States
Born: 4 july 1872 Died: 5 january 1933
Quotes 21 till 40 of 70.
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If you don't say anything, you won't be called on to repeat it.
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If you see 10 troubles coming down the road, you can be sure that 9 will run into the ditch before they reach you.
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In a republic the first rule for the guidance of the citizen is obedience of the law.
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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.
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Industry, thrift and self-control are not sought because they create wealth, but because they create character.
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It is necessary to have party organization if we are to have effective and efficient government. The only difference between a mob and a trained army is organization, and the only difference between a disorganized country and one that has the advantage of a wise and sound government is fundamentally a question of organization.
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It is only when men begin to worship that they begin to grow.
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It takes a great man to be a good listener.
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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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Mass demand has been created almost entirely through the development of advertising.
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Men speak of natural rights, but I challenge any one to show where in nature any rights existed or were recognized until there was established for their declaration and protection a duly promulgated body of corresponding laws.
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Never go out to meet trouble. If you just sit still, nine cases out of ten, someone will intercept it before it reaches you.
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No enterprise can exist for itself alone. It ministers to some great need, it performs some great service, not for itself, but for others; or failing therein, it ceases to be profitable and ceases to exist.
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No man ever listened himself out of a job.
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No nation ever had an army large enough to guarantee it against attack in time of peace or insure it victory in time of war.
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No nation ever had an army large enough to guarantee it against attack in time of peace, or ensure it of victory in time of war.
Source: The quotable Calvin Coolidge: sensible words for a new century (2001)― Calvin Coolidge -
No one every listened themselves out of a job.
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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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Nothing in the 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.
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Nothing is easier than spending the public money. It does not appear to belong to anybody. The temptation is overwhelming to bestow it on somebody.
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