Quotes and anectdotes from the wise to the foolish, and the courageous to the drunk

Herbert Hoover US President

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: Aug 10, 1874
  • Died: Oct 20, 1964

Herbert Clark Hoover was the 31st President of the United States. Hoover, born to a Quaker family, was a professional mining engineer. He achieved American and international prominence in humanitarian relief efforts in war-time Belgium and served as head of the U.S. Food Administration during World War I. As the United States Secretary of Commerce in the 1920s under Presidents Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge, he promoted partnerships between government and business under the rubric "economic modernization". In the presidential election of 1928, Hoover easily won the Republican nomination, despite having no elected-office experience. Hoover is the most recent cabinet secretary to be elected President of the United States, as well as one of only two Presidents elected without electoral experience or high military rank. President Calvin Coolidge had famously asserted that "The business of America is business," and "pro-business" policies fostered an economic bubble that peaked in America in 1929, facilitating a landslide victory for Hoover over Democrat Al Smith.

I'm the only person of distinction who has ever had a depression named for him. history

No greater nor more affectionate honor can be conferred on an American than to have a public school named after him. history

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

Freedom is the open window through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit and human dignity. freedom

All men are equal before fish. funny & men

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

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

Wisdom consists not so much in knowing what to do in the ultimate as knowing what to do next. wisdom

New discoveries in science will continue to create a thousand new frontiers for those who still would adventure. science

About the time we can make the ends meet, somebody moves the ends. business & time

When there is a lack of honor in government, the morals of the whole people are poisoned. government

Peace is not made at the council table or by treaties, but in the hearts of men. peace

The thing I enjoyed most were visits from children. They did not want public office. politics

There are only two occasions when Americans respect privacy, especially in Presidents. Those are prayer and fishing. respect

The use of the atomic bomb, with its indiscriminate killing of women and children, revolts my soul. women

Wisdom oft times consists of knowing what to do next. wisdom

Honor is not the exclusive property of any political party. history

Let me remind you that credit is the lifeblood of business, the lifeblood of prices and jobs. business

It is just as important that business keep out of government as that government keep out of business. business & government

It is the youth who must inherit the tribulation, the sorrow... that are the aftermath of war. war