In life there is nothing more common than talent and intelligence. What is missing is passion, persistence, commitment, and dedication.
CALVIN COOLIDGEThey 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.
More Calvin Coolidge Quotes
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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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The welfare of the weakest and the welfare of the most powerful are inseparably bound together. The general welfare cannot be provided for in any one act, but it is well to remember that the benefit of one is the benefit of all, and the neglect of one is the neglect of all.
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All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work.
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There is no justification for public interference with purely private concerns.
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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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School is not the end but only the beginning of an education.
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Our government rests upon religion. It is from that source that we derive our reverance for truth and justice, for equality and liberty, and for the rights of mankind. Unless the people believe in these principles they cannot believe in our government.
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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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Economy is the method by which we prepare today to afford the improvements of tomorrow.
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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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You can’t increase prosperity by taxing success.
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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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A government which lays taxes on the people not required by urgent public necessity and sound public policy is not a protector of liberty, but an instrument of tyranny. It condemns the citizen to servitude.
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Workmen’s compensation, hours and conditions of labor are cold consolations, if there be no employment.
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I have noticed that nothing I never said ever did me any harm.
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