We cannot do everything at once, but we can do something at once.
CALVIN COOLIDGEI 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.
More Calvin Coolidge Quotes
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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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The most common commodity in this country is unrealized potential.
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After order and liberty, economy is one of the highest essentials of a free government.
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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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Don’t expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.
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We must have no carelessness in our dealings with public property or the expenditure of public money. Such a condition is characteristic either of an undeveloped people, or of a decadent civilization. America is neither.
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The foundations of our society and our government rest so much on the teachings of the Bible that it would be difficult to support them if faith in these teachings would cease to be practically universal in our country.
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A display of reason rather than a threat of force should be the determining factor in the intercourse among nations.
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You don’t have to explain something you never said.
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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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Silence can never be misquoted.
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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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The danger to America is not in the direction of the failure to maintain its economic position, but in the direction of the failure to maintain its ideals.
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The Constitution is the sole source and guaranty of national freedom.
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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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