Inspirational Quotes
Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.
Herbert Hoover Quotes
Community CooperationFreedomPolitical AgenciesProgressSelf-Government Self-government does not and should not imply the use of political agencies alone. Progress is born of cooperation in the community - not from governmental restraints.
EconomicsFinanceGovernment Policy There are only three ways to meet the unpaid bills of a nation. The first is taxation. The second is repudiation. The third is inflation.
ChangeDemocracyGood and EvilInnovationOpportunity Democracy is not static. It is a living force. Every new idea, every new invention offers opportunity for both good and evil.
EconomicsFiscal ResponsibilityGovernment PolicyWealth Management Prosperity cannot be restored by raids upon the public Treasury.
DefenseDiplomacyPeaceRespectSecurity Peace can be contributed to by respect for our ability in defense.
Community DevelopmentGovernancePersonal StrengthResilienceSelf Reliance We must have government that builds stamina into communities and men. That makes men instead of mendicants.
AuthenticityDedicationIntegrityProfessionalismRespect This is not a showman's job. I will not step out of character.
FreedomGovernanceLibertyPowerResistance Freedom does not die from frontal attack. It dies because men in power no longer believe in a system based upon liberty.
CultureIdentitySocietySportsTradition Next to religion, baseball has had a greater impact on our American way of life than any other American institution.
CorruptionGovernmentHonorMoralitySociety When there is a lack of honor in government, the morals of the whole people are poisoned.
EducationHard WorkImmigrationOpportunitySelf-Improvement The opportunities of America opened out to me the public schools. They carried me to the professional training of an American university. I began by working with my own hands for my daily bread.
EconomicsGovernmentHuman HappinessPublic HealthSuffering Reduction Public health service should be as fully organized and as universally incorporated into our governmental system as is public education. The returns are a thousand fold in economic benefits, and infinitely more in reduction of suffering and promotion of human happiness.
CorrectnessEconomicsProgressSystemsValidation With impressive proof on all sides of magnificent progress, no one can rightly deny the fundamental correctness of our economic system.
BusinessEconomicsEmploymentFinanceMoney Let me remind you that credit is the lifeblood of business, the lifeblood of prices and jobs.
ChangeDevelopmentEconomyInnovationProgress The slogan of progress is changing from the full dinner pail to the full garage.
HeritageNatureReflectionSimplicityTradition Fishing is much more than fish. It is the great occasion when we may return to the fine simplicity of our forefathers.
CharacterLeadershipNationhoodResponsibilityYouth The glory of the nation rests in the character of her men. And character comes from boyhood. Thus, every boy is a challenge to his elders.
CitizenshipDemocracyEducationGovernanceResponsibility Self-government can succeed only through an instructed electorate.
AdventureDiscoveryFamilyNaturePride I am proud to have been born in Iowa. Through the eyes of a ten-year-old boy, it was a place of adventure and daily discoveries - the wonder of the growing crops, the excitements of the harvest, the journeys to the woods for nuts and hunting, the joys of snowy winters, the comfort of the family fireside, of good food and tender care.
DignityFreedomHuman Spirit Freedom is the open window through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit and human dignity.
HumilityIdentityLeadershipResponsibilitySelf-Discipline 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.
OptimismProsperityRecoveryResilienceUnity While the crash only took place six months ago, I am convinced we have now passed the worst, and with continued unity of effort, we shall rapidly recover. There is one certainty of the future of a people of the resources, intelligence and character of the people of the United States - that is, prosperity.
ConscienceEducationProfessionalismScienceTruth Engineering training deals with the exact sciences. That sort of exactness makes for truth and conscience. It might be good for the world if more men had that sort of mental start in life even if they did not pursue the profession.
AdventureExplorationInnovationProgressScience New discoveries in science will continue to create a thousand new frontiers for those who still would adventure.
AgricultureEconomicsFamilyHopeYouth Upon the farm of the uncle with whom I lived, we did know of the mortgage as some dreadful damper on youthful hopes of things that could not be bought. I do have a vivid recollection that the major purpose of a farm was to produce a living right on the spot for the family.
Freedom and OppressionLeadership and ControlParadox and IronyPower and Authority It is a paradox that every dictator has climbed to power on the ladder of free speech. Immediately on attaining power each dictator has suppressed all free speech except his own.