We pay too little attention to the reserve power of the people to take care of themselves. We are too solicitous for government intervention, on the theory, first, that the people themselves are helpless, and second, that the government has…

Quote by Calvin Coolidge

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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...

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...

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

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

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.

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.

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...

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...

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.

Any man who does not like dogs and want them about does not deserve to...

Any man who does not like dogs and want them about does not deserve to...

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...

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

When you do nothing, you feel overwhelmed and powerless. But when you get involved, you...

When you do nothing, you feel overwhelmed and powerless. But when you get involved, you...

The soul is made for action, and cannot rest till it be employed. Idleness is...

The soul is made for action, and cannot rest till it be employed. Idleness is...

Be content to act, and leave the talking to others.

Be content to act, and leave the talking to others.