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…

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Economy is the method by which we prepare today to afford the improvements of tomorrow.

Economy is the method by which we prepare today to afford the improvements of tomorrow.

I have never been hurt by what I have not said.

I have never been hurt by what I have not said.

If you don't say anything, you won't be called on to repeat it.

If you don't say anything, you won't be called on to repeat it.

I suppose I am the most powerful man in the world, but great power doesn't...

I suppose I am the most powerful man in the world, but great power doesn't...

Civilization and profit go hand in hand.

Civilization and profit go hand in hand.

Business will be either better or worse

Business will be either better or worse

Heroism is not only in the man, but in the occasion.

Heroism is not only in the man, but in the occasion.

One with the law is a majority.

One with the law is a majority.

The government of the United States is a device for maintaining in perpetuity the rights...

The government of the United States is a device for maintaining in perpetuity the rights...

All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and...

All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and...

When a great many people are unable to find work, unemployment results.

When a great many people are unable to find work, unemployment results.

Our real problem is not our strength today; it is rather the vital necessity of...

Our real problem is not our strength today; it is rather the vital necessity of...

Industry, thrift and self-control are not sought because they create wealth, but because they create...

Industry, thrift and self-control are not sought because they create wealth, but because they create...

Those who trust to chance must abide by the results of chance.

Those who trust to chance must abide by the results of chance.

Little progress can be made by merely attempting to repress what is evil. Our great...

Little progress can be made by merely attempting to repress what is evil. Our great...

No enterprise can exist for itself alone. It ministers to some great need, it performs...

No enterprise can exist for itself alone. It ministers to some great need, it performs...

Christmas is not a time or a season but a state of mind. To cherish...

Christmas is not a time or a season but a state of mind. To cherish...

After all, the chief business of the American people is business

After all, the chief business of the American people is business

As a member of this court I am not justified in writing my private notions...

As a member of this court I am not justified in writing my private notions...

Common sense often makes good law.

Common sense often makes good law.