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…

Quote by Calvin Coolidge

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Education will not (take the place of persistence); the world is full of educated derelicts....

Education will not (take the place of persistence); the world is full of educated derelicts....

Patriotism is easy to understand in America. It means looking out for yourself by looking...

Patriotism is easy to understand in America. It means looking out for yourself by looking...

Mass demand has been created almost entirely through the development of advertising.

Mass demand has been created almost entirely through the development of advertising.

The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.

The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.

No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for...

No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for...

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

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

They criticize me for harping on the obvious - If all the folks in the...

They criticize me for harping on the obvious - If all the folks in the...

You can't know too much, but you can say too much.

You can't know too much, but you can say too much.

I sometimes wish that people would put a little more emphasis upon the observance of...

I sometimes wish that people would put a little more emphasis upon the observance of...

Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is...

Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is...

We cannot do everything at once, but we can do something at once.

We cannot do everything at once, but we can do something at once.

They hired the money, didn't they?

They hired the money, didn't they?

There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no one independence quite so important, as...

There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no one independence quite so important, as...

We do not need more intellectual power, we need more spiritual power. We do not...

We do not need more intellectual power, we need more spiritual power. We do not...

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

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

If I had permitted my failures, or what seemed to me at the time a...

If I had permitted my failures, or what seemed to me at the time a...

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

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

Civilization and profit go hand in hand.

Civilization and profit go hand in hand.

Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.

Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.

If you see ten troubles coming down the road, you can be sure that nine...

If you see ten troubles coming down the road, you can be sure that nine...