Calvin Coolidge

You know, I have found out in the course of a long public life that the things I did not say never hurt me.

We draw our Presidents from the people. It is a wholesome thing for them to return to the people. I came from them. I wish to be one of them again.

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

One with the law is a majority.

When people are bewildered they tend to become credulous.

In the discharge of the duties of this office, there is one rule of action more important than all others. It consists in never doing anything that someone else can do for you.

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

Advertising is the life of trade.

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

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

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.

Civilization and profit go hand in hand.

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

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

The right thing to do never requires any subterfuge, it is always simple and direct.

Prosperity is only an instrument to be used, not a deity to be worshipped.

You can't know too much, but you can say too much.

It is only when men begin to worship that they begin to grow.

Duty is not collective; it is personal.

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.