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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We draw our Presidents from the people. It is a wholesome thing for them to...

We draw our Presidents from the people. It is a wholesome thing for them to...

When a great many people are unable to find work, unemployment results.

When a great many people are unable to find work, unemployment results.

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

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

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...

No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for...

No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for...

The business of America is business.

The business of America is business.

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...

Civilization and profit go hand in hand.

Civilization and profit go hand in hand.

No man ever listened himself out of a job.

No man ever listened himself out of a job.

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

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

There is no force so democratic as the force of an ideal.

There is no force so democratic as the force of an ideal.

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...

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...

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...

The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.

The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.

They hired the money, didn't they?

They hired the money, didn't they?

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...

No enterprise can exist for itself alone. It ministers to some great need, it performs...

No enterprise can exist for itself alone. It ministers to some great need, it performs...

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.

When people are bewildered they tend to become credulous.

When people are bewildered they tend to become credulous.