Quote by Calvin Coolidge
Heroism is not only in the man, but in the occasion. - Calvin Cool

Heroism is not only in the man, but in the occasion. – Calvin Coolidge

Other quotes by Calvin Coolidge

If I had permitted my failures, or what seemed to me at the time a lack of success, to discourage me I cannot see any way in which I would ever have made progress. – Calvin Coolidge

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Success
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Men speak of natural rights, but I challenge any one to show where in nature any rights existed or were recognized until there was established for their declaration and protection a duly promulgated body of corresponding laws. – Calvin Coolidge

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Nature
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If you see ten troubles coming down the road, you can be sure that nine will run into the ditch before they reach you. – Calvin Coolidge

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Presidents Day
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Other Quotes from
Heroes/Heroism
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You lived too long, we have supped full with heroes, they waste their deaths on us. – C. D. Andrews

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Heroes/Heroism

The paper tiger hero, James Bond, offering the whites a triumphant image of themselves, is saying what many whites want desperately to hear reaffirmed: I am still the White Man, lord of the land, licensed to kill, and the world is still an empire at my feet. – Eldridge Cleaver

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Heroes/Heroism

A hero is a man who is afraid to run away. – English Proverb

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Heroes/Heroism

The hero is one who kindles a great light in the world, who sets up blazing torches in the dark streets of life for men to see by. – Felix Adler

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Heroes/Heroism

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Mysteriously and in ways that are totally remote from natural experience, the gray drizzle of horror induced by depression takes on the quality of physical pain. – William Styron

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Experience

Where there is the necessary technical skill to move mountains, there is no need for the faith that moves mountains. – Eric Hoffer

Category:
Technology

Its all about whos where on the food chain. When Im the story editor, I expect my writers to follow my vision. When Im working for another editor, Im obliged to follow their vision. – Len Wein

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Food

Going to the opera, like getting drunk, is a sin that carries its own punishment with it. – Hannah More

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Opera