“The thing I enjoyed most were visits from children. They did not want public office.”
Politics
“Once upon a time my political opponents honored me as possessing the fabulous intellectual and economic power by which I created a worldwide depression all by myself.”
PowerAll Quotes by Herbert Hoover
“All men are equal before fish.”
Funny“If the law is upheld only by government officials, then all law is at an end.”
Government“When there is a lack of honor in government, the morals of the whole people are poisoned.”
Government“There are only two occasions when Americans respect privacy, especially in Presidents. Those are prayer and fishing.”
Respect“Wisdom consists not so much in knowing what to do in the ultimate as knowing what to do next.”
Wisdom“Once upon a time my political opponents honored me as possessing the fabulous intellectual and economic power by which I created a worldwide depression all by myself.”
Power“Economic depression cannot be cured by legislative action or executive pronouncement. Economic wounds must be healed by the action of the cells of the economic body - the producers and consumers themselves.”
Business“It is the youth who must inherit the tribulation, the sorrow... that are the aftermath of war.”
War“Honor is not the exclusive property of any political party.”
History“It is a paradox that every dictator has climbed to power on the ladder of free speech. Immediately on attaining power each dictator has suppressed all free speech except his own.”
Power“The use of the atomic bomb, with its indiscriminate killing of women and children, revolts my soul.”
Women“It is just as important that business keep out of government as that government keep out of business.”
Business“No greater nor more affectionate honor can be conferred on an American than to have a public school named after him.”
History“Freedom is the open window through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit and human dignity.”
Freedom“New discoveries in science will continue to create a thousand new frontiers for those who still would adventure.”
Science“I'm the only person of distinction who has ever had a depression named for him.”
History“Let me remind you that credit is the lifeblood of business, the lifeblood of prices and jobs.”
Business“About the time we can make the ends meet, somebody moves the ends.”
Business“Wisdom oft times consists of knowing what to do next.”
Wisdom