I am sure I'd have made a better all-around man if I hadn't lost so much time just making a living. — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
The priceless treasure of boyhood is his endless enthusiasm, his high store of idealism, his affections and his hopes. When we preserve… — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
The future of nations cannot be frozen . . . cannot be foreseen. If we are going to accomplish anything in our… — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
The sixth grade made my life successful by preparing me for the seventh and the seventh by preparing me for the eighth… — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
Peace is not made at the council table or by treaties, but in the hearts of men. — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
Let us not forget that the value of this great system does not lie primarily in its extent or even in its… — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
I have on numerous occasions, as you know, expressed my sympathy in the establishment of a National Home for the Jews in… — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
While the crash only took place six months ago, I am convinced we have now passed the worst, and with continued unity of effort,… — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
Fishing is a constant reminder of the democracy of life, of humility, and of human frailty. The forces of nature discriminate for no man. — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
It is a great profession. There is the fascination of watching a figment of the imagination emerge through the aid of science to a… — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
The human animal originally came from out-of-doors. When spring begins to move in his bones, he just must get out again. Moreover, as civilization,… — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
Somebody has inquired as to whether I will be going to the opening baseball game. I hope to have that pleasure. — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
It is always possible that occasional individuals may have overstepped the law and humanity in treatment of criminals and those charged with crime, and… — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
One of the primary necessities of the world for the maintenance of peace is the elimination of the frictions which arise from competitive armament. — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
Man is still by instinct a predatory animal given to devilish aggression. The discoveries of science have immensely increased productivity of material things. They… — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
You convey too great a compliment when you say that I have earned the right to the presidential nomination. No man can establish such… — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
“Leadership cannot be created synthetically. Men must be what they were made by the Almighty or the American people will find them out in… — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
When we are sick, we want an uncommon doctor; when we have a construction job to do, we want an uncommon engineer, and when… — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
