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Famous Quotes Home >> Authors Starting with H >> Quotes By Herbert Clark Hoover |
| Quote #1: | "No greater nor more affectionate honor can be conferred on an American than to have a public school named after him." |
| Quote #2: | "Once upon a time my political opponents honored me as possessing the fabulous intellectual and economic power by which I created a world-wide depression all by myself." |
| Quote #3: | "There are only two occasions when Americans respect privacy, especially in Presidents. Those are prayer and fishing." |
| Quote #4: | "Blessed are the young, for they will inherit the national debt." |
| Quote #5: | "Wisdom consists not so much in knowing what to do in the ultimate as in knowing what to do next." |
| Quote #6: | "Many years ago, I concluded that a few hair shirts were part of the mental wardrobe of every man. The president differs from other men in that he has a more extensive wardrobe." |
| Quote #7: | "When there is a lack of honor in government, the morals of the whole people are poisoned." |
| Quote #8: | "Children are our most valuable natural resource." |
| Quote #9: | "I'm the only person of distinction who's ever had a depression named for him." |
| Quote #10: | "It is a curious fact that when we get sick we want an uncommon doctor... When we get into a war, we dreadfully want an uncommon admiral and an uncommon general. Only when we get into politics are we content with the common man." |
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