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

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

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....

Business will be either better or worse

Business will be either better or worse

It takes a great man to be a good listener.

It takes a great man to be a good listener.

I suppose I am the most powerful man in the world, but great power doesn't...

I suppose I am the most powerful man in the world, but great power doesn't...

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...

When large numbers of men are unable to find work, unemployment results.

When large numbers of men are unable to find work, unemployment results.

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

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

In the discharge of the duties of this office, there is one rule of action...

In the discharge of the duties of this office, there is one rule of action...

Ultimately property rights and personal rights are the same thing.

Ultimately property rights and personal rights are the same thing.

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.

To live under the American Constitution is the greatest political privilege that was ever accorded...

To live under the American Constitution is the greatest political privilege that was ever accorded...

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.

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

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.

When more and more people are thrown out of work, unemployment results.

When more and more people are thrown out of work, unemployment results.

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...

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

When a management team with a reputation for brilliance tackles a business with a reputation...

When a management team with a reputation for brilliance tackles a business with a reputation...

The nation that buys commands, the nation that sells serves; it is necessary to balance...

The nation that buys commands, the nation that sells serves; it is necessary to balance...