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…

Quote by Calvin Coolidge

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No man ever listened himself out of a job.

No man ever listened himself out of a job.

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...

Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery.

Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery.

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...

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 criticize me for harping on the obvious; if all the folks in the United...

They criticize me for harping on the obvious; if all the folks in the United...

When people are bewildered they tend to become credulous.

When people are bewildered they tend to become credulous.

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...

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...

The business of America is business.

The business of America is business.

Business will be either better or worse

Business will be either better or worse

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

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....

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

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

Never go out to meet trouble. If you just sit still, nine cases out of...

Never go out to meet trouble. If you just sit still, nine cases out of...

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

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

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.

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 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.

You know, I have found out in the course of a long public life that...

You know, I have found out in the course of a long public life that...