It’s hard to drink when you dance. And it’s hard to dance when you drink.
Coolidge's stat was so low; he's ranked in the bottom half of presidents. What I found when I encountered this man was the leader I might like to see today.
Coolidge thought budgets were virtuous. He had his econ straight. He didn't just cut taxes, he also cut the budget.
Fame is worth less than service.
I think the Bushes would have liked President Coolidge, though I often wonder what nickname 43 would pick for 30. President Bush has great respect for his father, and so did President Coolidge, whose father was also in government, albeit in a smaller way.
Coolidge and his treasury secretary Mellon loved new technology. Like JFK, C. C. divined that a new technology could lift the nation out of its doldrums; the only difference was that JFK's new technology was space travel, and Coolidge's travel by airplane.
The lucky biographers find themselves drawn into a sort of friendship with their subject.
I don't think anything is unrealistic if you believe you can do it. I think if you are determined enough and willing to pay the price, you can get it done.
The oars game me power but also taught me humility.
As an actor, you know, I love not being pigeonholed, which is great. No one really knows who I am. So that's a positive.
Nature is painting for us, day after day, pictures of infinite beauty.