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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When people are bewildered they tend to become credulous.

When people are bewildered they tend to become credulous.

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

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

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...

It takes a great man to be a good listener.

It takes a great man to be a good listener.

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...

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.

Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers. It may not be difficult to store up in the...

Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers. It may not be difficult to store up in the...

The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.

The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.

We need more of the Office Desk and less of the Show Window in politics....

We need more of the Office Desk and less of the Show Window in politics....

No man ever listened himself out of a job.

No man ever listened himself out of a job.

The man who builds a factory builds a temple, that the man who works there...

The man who builds a factory builds a temple, that the man who works there...

We pay too little attention to the reserve power of the people to take care...

We pay too little attention to the reserve power of the people to take care...

The right thing to do never requires any subterfuge, it is always simple and direct.

The right thing to do never requires any subterfuge, it is always simple and direct.

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...

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.

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...

Prosperity is only an instrument to be used, not a deity to be worshipped.

Prosperity is only an instrument to be used, not a deity to be worshipped.

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...

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...

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.