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Author: Calvin Coolidge
Never go out to meet trouble; if you will just sit still, nine cases out of ten someone will intercept it before it reaches you.
Calvin Coolidge
(1872 – 1933) 30th U.S. president
Problems
Trouble
No man ever listened himself out of a job.
Calvin Coolidge
(1872 – 1933) 30th U.S. president
Communication
Listening
Don’t you think the road commissioner would be willing to pay my wife something for her recipe for pie crust?
Calvin Coolidge
(1872 – 1933) 30th U.S. president
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Food/Drink
Pie crust
When a great many people are unable to find work, unemployment results.
Calvin Coolidge
(1872 – 1933) 30th U.S. president
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Work
Unemployment
Woman: I've made a bet with a friend that I can get you to say at least three words this evening. What do you say to that?
Coolidge’s reply: You lose.
Calvin Coolidge
(1872 – 1933) 30th U.S. president
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Speech
I always enjoy animal acts.
Calvin Coolidge
(1872 – 1933) 30th U.S. president
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When asked if he wanted to meet the Chicago Bears