A collection of quotes and thoughts by Calvin Coolidge on persistence, perseverance, business, speech, strong, weak, expect, quote, framed and failure.
Calvin Coolidge was a distinguished Republican politician who served as the 30th President of the United States. He rose through the ranks in the Massachusetts state politics over the years and eventually became the governor of Massachusetts. He gained national limelight with the way he responded to the Boston Police Strike in 1919. He gained the reputation of a strong-willed man. In 1920 he was elected as the vice-president of the States and became the President with the sudden demise of the then President Warren G.Harding. Coolidge was always praised for his steadfast support of racial equality. We have compiled some popular words, opinions, viewpoints and thoughts by Calvin Coolidge which have been excerpted from his speeches, public utterances, work and life. Go through the sayings and quotes by Calvin Coolidge that will give you a quick look of his political mind.
Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.
We do not need more intellectual power, we need more spiritual power. We do not need more of the things that are seen, we need more of the things that are unseen.
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.
There is only one form of political strategy in which I have any confidence, and that is to try to do the right thing and sometimes be able to succeed.
Any reward that is worth having only comes to the industrious. The success which is made in any walk of life is measured almost exactly by the amout of hard work that is put into it.
Democracy is not a tearing down; it is a building up. It does not denial of the divine right of kings; it asserts the divine right of all men.
Calvin Coolidge
The business of America is business.
Calvin Coolidge
All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work.
Calvin Coolidge
Civilization and profits go hand in hand
Calvin Coolidge
It is our theory that the people own the government, not that the government should own the people.
Calvin Coolidge
The government of the United States is a device for maintaining in perpetuity the rights of the people, with the ultimate extinction of all privileged classes.
Calvin Coolidge
Economy is idealism in its most practical form.
Calvin Coolidge
The Business of Our Firm is Business"
-Donald W. Hudspeth from:
"The Business of America is Business"
-Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge
When a man begins to feel that he is the only one whou can lead in this republic, he is guilty of treason to the spirit of our institutions.
Calvin Coolidge
You don't have to explain something you haven't said.
Chapter 95
Fairfield, Connecticut – May 8, 2015
“No nation ever had an army large enough to guarantee it against attack in time of peace, or ensure it of victory in time of war.
The collection of taxes which are not absolutely required, which do not beyond reasonable doubt contribute to the public welfare, is only a species of legalized larceny.
Calvin Coolidge
Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not;nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent.Genius will not; un-rewarded genius is almost a proverb.
