They 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.

Quote by Calvin Coolidge

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It is only when men begin to worship that they begin to grow.

It is only when men begin to worship that they begin to grow.

I have noticed that nothing I never said ever did me any harm.

I have noticed that nothing I never said ever did me any harm.

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...

Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish...

Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish...

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....

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

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

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...

The business of America is business.

The business of America is business.

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...

The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.

The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.

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.

Business will be either better or worse

Business will be either better or worse

No man ever listened himself out of a job.

No man ever listened himself out of a job.

No nation ever had an army large enough to guarantee it against attack in time...

No nation ever had an army large enough to guarantee it against attack in time...

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...

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.

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....

If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to...

If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to...

Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision,...

Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision,...

An education which does not cultivate the will is an education that depraves the mind.

An education which does not cultivate the will is an education that depraves the mind.

What do you first do when you learn to swim? You make mistakes, do you...

What do you first do when you learn to swim? You make mistakes, do you...