One of the first lessons a president has to learn is that every word he says weighs a ton.
CALVIN COOLIDGEWe 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.
More Calvin Coolidge Quotes
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Silence can never be misquoted.
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Surprisingly few men are lacking in capacity, but they fail because. they are too indolent to apply themselves with the seriousness and the attention that is necessary to solve important problems.
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The most common commodity in this country is unrealized potential.
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America has but one main problem — the character of the men and women it shall produce.
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It is difficult for men in high office to avoid the malady of self-delusion. They are always surrounded by worshipers. They are constantly, and for the most part sincerely, assured of their greatness.
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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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Your ability to face setbacks and disappointments without giving up will be the measure of your ability to succeed.
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There is new life in the soil for every man. There is healing in the trees for tired minds and for our overburdened spirits, there is strength in the hills, if only we will lift up our eyes. Remember that nature is your great restorer.
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There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no one independence quite so important, as living within your means.
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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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Workmen’s compensation, hours and conditions of labor are cold consolations, if there be no employment.
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No matter what anyone may say about making the rich and the corporations pay taxes, in the end they come out of the people who toil.
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The attempt to regulate, control, and prescribe all manner of conduct and social relations is very old. It was always the practice of primitive people.
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In life there is nothing more common than talent and intelligence. What is missing is passion, persistence, commitment, and dedication.
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I want the people of America to be able to work less for the government, and more for themselves
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