I have never been hurt by anything I didn't say.

—Calvin Coolidge

About Calvin Coolidge

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Calvin Coolidge (born John Calvin Coolidge Jr.; KOOL-ij; July 4, 1872 – January 5, 1933) was the 30th president of the United States, serving from 1923 to 1929. A Republican lawyer from Massachusetts, he served from 1921 to 1923 as the 29th vice president, under President Warren G. Harding, and...

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

—Calvin Coolidge

Nothing in the 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. The slogan 'Press On' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.

—Calvin Coolidge

The chief business of the American people is business.

—Calvin Coolidge

It takes a great man to be a good listener.

—Calvin Coolidge

We cannot do everything at once, but we can do something at once.

—Calvin Coolidge