If you see ten troubles coming down the road, you can be sure that nine will run into the ditch before they reach you.
CALVIN COOLIDGEDoubters do not achieve; skeptics do not contribute; cynics do not create.
More Calvin Coolidge Quotes
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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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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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I sometimes wish that people would put a little more emphasis upon the observance of the law than they do upon its enforcement.
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The right thing to do never requires any subterfuge, it is always simple and direct.
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One of the first lessons a president has to learn is that every word he says weighs a ton.
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Wherever we look, the work of the chemist has raised the level of our civilization and has increased the productive capacity of the nation.
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The Constitution is the sole source and guaranty of national freedom.
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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.
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Patriotism is easy to understand in America. It means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country.
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We want wealth, but there are many other things we want very much more. Among them are peace, honor, charity, and idealism.
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One of the greatest favors that can be bestowed upon the American people is economy in government.
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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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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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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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Money will not purchase character or good government.
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