Quote by David Grann

“White and his cowboy hat loomed over the diminutive Hoover, who was so sensitive about his modest stature that he rarely promoted taller agents…

— David Grann

“Hoover never wanted his men to overshadow him. The”

— David Grann

Hoover's first emphasis was on the individual, the spark for all innovation and progress. This is a man who, while commerce secretary, standardized our…

— Margaret Hoover

“Hoover, who believed that his men should conquer their deficiencies the way he had conquered his childhood stutter, purged anyone who failed to meet…

— David Grann

Hoover was incredibly ambitious as a young man. He was highly motivated to succeed in Washington, primarily due to his mother's expectations of him.

— Leonardo DiCaprio

“Hoover’s attention to the case had waxed and waned over the years, but he had become so agitated about the growing criticism he was…

— David Grann

Hoover himself had risen from the most modest means of any president since Abraham Lincoln. Orphaned as a small boy, he worked his way…

— Margaret Hoover

I just kind of had my own impressions growing up with Hoover as a heroic figure in the 40s - actually the 30s, 40s,…

— Clint Eastwood

[ J. Edgar]Hoover, I'm sure, felt that he was right in everything he did and even the things that we don't like about his…

— Clint Eastwood

“I was speaking at so many events, but I felt that my height got in the way of being authoritative. I was so short…

— Malala Yousafzai

There's something really specific about being a Hoover and the pejorative term that was multigenerationally tethered to economic hard times, misery and antipathy for…

— Margaret Hoover

“He was exactly my height, which surprised me; my awe of him had made him seem taller.”

— Rachel Hartman