Herbert Hoover Quotes

When I decided to go into politics I weighed the costs. I would get criticism. But I went ahead. So when virulent criticism came I wasn't surprised. I was better able to handle it.

America - a great social and economic experiment, noble in motive and far-reaching in purpose.

Blessed are the young for they shall inherit the national debt.

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 mself.

I am sure I'd have made a better all-around man if I hadn't lost so much time just making a living.

Fishing is much more than fish. It is the great occasion when we may return to the fine simplicity of our forefathers.

When I decided to go into politics I weighed the cost: I would get criticism. But I went ahead. So when the virulent criticism came I wasn't surprised. I was better able to handle it.

Words without actions are the assassins of idealism.

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 for service and honor.

Prosperity is just around the corner.

We have gold because we cannot trust governments

All men are equal before fish.

Older men declare war. But it is youth that must fight and die.

There are things in the world that cannot be brought about. There are mistakes that cannot be repaired. But there is one thing sure -- that loyalty and friendship are the most precious possessions a man can have.

My country ... gave me schooling independence of action and opportunity for service. ... I am indebted to my country beyond any human power to repay.

We in America today are nearer to the final triumph over poverty than ever before.

If the law is upheld only by government officials then all law is at an end.

Blessed are the young, for they shall inherit the national debt.

Thank God she doesn't have to be confirmed by the Senate.(on the birth of his granddaughter)