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

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Source : Calvin Coolidge (1924). “Calvin Coolidge, His Ideals of Citizenship as Revealed Through His Speeches and Writings”

Calvin Coolidge

#Strength Quotes #Peace Quotes #Strong Quotes

“There is nothing more productive of problems than a really good solution.”
“A garter. Youâ€™re supposed to take it off and keep it as a memento. K-k-kinda like a trophy for going far sexually with a girl. Itâ€™s stupid, really. And kind of d-d-degrading if I think about it too m-m-much.â€ â€œI know what it is,â€ he says, amusement evident in his voice. â€œI just wanted to hear your explanation.”
“I've decided that if I had my life to live over again, I would not only climb more mountains, swim more rivers, and watch more sunsets; I wouldn't only jettison my hot water bottle, raincoat, umbrella, parachute, and raft; I would not only go barefoot earlier in the spring and stay out later in the fall; but I would devote not one more minute to monitoring my spiritual growth. No, not one.”
“Yet, as only New Yorkers know, if you can get through the twilight, you'll live through the night.”
“Ethical veganism represents a commitment to nonviolence.”
“In questioning initially whether I am a great investor, I open the door to question whether other similarly esteemed public icons like Bill Miller are as well. It seems, perhaps, that the longer and longer you keep at it in this business the more and more time you have to expose your Achilles heel - wherever and whatever that might be.”
“The ingenuities we practice in order to appear admirable to ourselves would suffice to invent the telephone twice over on a rainy summer morning.”

Source : BRENDAN GILL (1975). “HER AT THE NEW YORKER”
“I think most people live in the past, because current information is discarded or not made available easily.”

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