We need more of the Office Desk and less of the Show Window in politics. Let men in office substitute the midnight oil for the limelight.

Quote by Calvin Coolidge

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The business of America is business.

The business of America is business.

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

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

Civilization and profit go hand in hand.

Civilization and profit go hand in hand.

I have found it advisable not to give too much heed to what people say...

I have found it advisable not to give too much heed to what people say...

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...

Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery.

Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery.

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.

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...

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...

Not all those who are attempting to conduct successful businesses are profiteers

Not all those who are attempting to conduct successful businesses are profiteers

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....

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.

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

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

Advertising is the life of trade.

Advertising is the life of trade.

Ultimately property rights and personal rights are the same thing.

Ultimately property rights and personal rights are the same thing.

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...

No man ever listened himself out of a job.

No man ever listened himself out of a job.

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.

The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.

The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.

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

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