Herbert Hoover > Quotes

“Older men declare war. But it is youth that must fight and die.”
― Herbert Hoover

“About the time we think we can make ends meet, somebody moves the ends.”
― Herbert Hoover

“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.”
― Herbert Hoover

“Children are our greatest natural resource.”
― Herbert Hoover

“Blessed are the young, for they shall inherit the national debt.”
― Herbert Hoover

“All men are equal before fish.”
― Herbert Hoover

“Words without actions are the assassins of idealism.”
― Herbert Hoover

“Be patient and calm; no one can catch fish in anger.”
― Herbert Hoover

“The only problem with capitalism is the capitalists.”
― Herbert Hoover

“Thank God she doesn't have to be confirmed by the Senate.

(on the birth of his granddaughter)”
― Herbert Hoover

“Economic depression can not be cured by legislative action or executive pronouncement”
― Herbert Hoover

“Doctors think a lot of patients are cured who have simply quit in disgust.”
― Herbert Hoover

“I'm the only person of distinction who's ever had a depression named after him.”
― Herbert Hoover

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