All Herbert Hoover Quotes
- Be patient and calm; no one can catch fish in anger. Anger
- A splendid storehouse of integrity and freedom has been bequeathed to us by our forefathers. In this day of confusion, of peril to liberty, our… Been
- The supreme purpose of history is a better world. Better
- In the great mass of our people there are plenty individuals of intelligence from among whom leadership can be recruited. Among
- Presidents cannot always kick evil-minded persons out of the front door. Such persons are often selected by the electors to represent them. Always Kick
- No public man can be just a little crooked. Crooked
- Wisdom oft times consists of knowing what to do next. Consists
- Wisdom consists not so much in knowing what to do in the ultimate as knowing what to do next. Consists
- It is just as important that business keep out of government as that government keep out of business. Business
- Twenty million people are starving [in Russia]. Whatever their politics, they shall be fed! Fed
- About the time we think we can make ends meet, somebody moves the ends. Ends
- My country owes me nothing. It gave me, as it gives every boy and girl, a chance. It gave me schooling, independence of action, opportunity… Action
- This is not a showman's job. I will not step out of character. Character
- What this country needs is a great poem. John Brown's Body was a step in the right direction. I've read it once, and I'm reading… Body
- When the war closed we were challenged with a peace-time choice between the American system of rugged individualism and a European philosophy of diametrically opposed… American
- Our country has deliberately undertaken a great social and economic experiment, noble in motive and far- reaching in purpose. Country
- The office ... make[s] its incumbent a repair man behind a dyke. No sooner is one leak plugged than it is necessary to dash over… Behind