Quotes by Calvin Coolidge

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  • Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.
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  • Nothing in the world will take away persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than an unsuccessful man 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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  • Advertising is the most potent influence in adapting and changing the habits and modes of life affecting what we eat, what we wear, and the work and play of a whole nation.
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  • Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people 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. The slogan "press on" has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.
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  • Christmas is not a tome nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be penteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.
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  • Never go out to meet trouble. If you will just sit still, nine cases out of ten someone will intercept it before it reaches you.
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  • The chief business of the American people is business.
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  • There is no right to strike against the public safety by anybody, anywhere, any time.
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  • No man ever listened himself out of a job.
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  • More people out of work leads to higher unemployment.`
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  • Changing a college curriculum is like moving a graveyard--you never know how many friends the dead have until you try to move them!
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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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  • Those who trust to chance must abide by the results of chance.
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  • PRESS ON. Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing in the world 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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  • No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.
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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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  • Prosperity is only an instrument to be used, not a deity to be worshipped.
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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. The slogan 'Press On' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.
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  • I have never been hurt by anything I didn't say.
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