President Calvin Coolidge was famously a man of few words. Even so, “Silent Cal” could, by his own admission, get caught up in gossiping.
The Coolidge Concept of Gossiping
Calvin Coolidge’s Strategy of Silence
President Calvin Coolidge was famous for being a man of few words. This was not just a personality trait; it was strategic. Throughout his public service career, he was forced to listen […]
Silence is Golden — And Subject to Copyright
When British composer Mike Batt included a song aptly titled “A One Minute Silence” in The Planets’ album “Classical Graffiti,” he thought he had hit upon a clever way to separate two […]
If You Crave Peace and Quiet, This Place is For You
When your “quiet place” isn’t quiet enough, what do you do? For Microsoft the answer was obvious: they built their own. Located in Building 87 of Microsoft’s Redmond, Washington campus is […]
Silence Is No Shield To Criticism
President Calvin Coolidge did not say much, but he certainly caused others to say quite a bit about him. Unfortunately, not all of it was particularly flattering: When Coolidge showed up to […]
Churchill on Silent Courage
“Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.” — Winston Churchill. Read more great quotations. Read these fun facts […]
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