"Don’t expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong." ― Calvin Coolidge Topic(s): Strength More From Calvin Coolidge "The business of America is business." "Those who trust to chance must abide by the results of chance." "It is only when men begin to worship that they begin to grow." More In Strength "I give myself strength by staying away from any music."― Alannah Myles "It gives one hope, this great strength of Africa."― Stephen Lewis "My father was the son of immigrants, and he grew up bilingual, but English is what my father taught me and what he spoke to me. America’s strength is not our diversity; it is our ability to unite around common principles even when we come from different backgrounds."― Ernest Istook