Explore Quotes by Calvin Coolidge

Civilization and profit go hand in hand.

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.

I have found it advisable not to give too much heed to what people say when I am trying to accomplish something of consequence. Invariably they proclaim it can't be done. I deem that the very best time to make the effort.

Any man who does not like dogs and want them about does not deserve to be in the White House.

I sometimes wish that people would put a little more emphasis upon the observance of the law than they do upon its enforcement.

Duty is not collective; it is personal.

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

I have noticed that nothing I never said ever did me any harm.

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

Little progress can be made by merely attempting to repress what is evil. Our great hope lies in developing what is good.

Perhaps one of the most important accomplishments of my administration has been minding my own business.

If you see ten troubles coming down the road, you can be sure that nine will run into the ditch before they reach you.

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

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.

It takes a great man to be a good listener.

Patriotism is easy to understand in America. It means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country.

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.

All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work.

Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers. It may not be difficult to store up in the mind a vast quantity of facts within a comparatively short time, but the ability to form judgments requires the severe discipline of hard work and the tempering heat of experience and maturity.

The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.

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