4 July: Calvin Coolidge Quotes

Today, ten quotes from Calvin Coolidge, 30th president of the United States, serving from 1923 to 1929. He was born on this date in 1872.

1. Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.

2. Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.

3. The things I never say never get me into trouble.

4. Silence can never be misquoted.

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

6. There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no one independence quite so important, as living within your means.

7. It takes a great man to be a good listener.

8. You don't have to explain something you never said.

9. I did not see the sense in chasing a little white ball around a field.

10. It is much more important to kill bad bills than to pass good ones.

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