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The gods do not deduct from man's allotted span the hours spent in fishing.
Herbert Hoover
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Herbert Hoover
Age: 90 †
Born: 1874
Born: August 10
Died: 1964
Died: October 20
31St U.S. President
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Herbert Clark Hoover
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Words without actions are the assassins of idealism.
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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.
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It is just as important that business keep out of government as that government keep out of business.
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America - a great social and economic experiment, noble in motive and far-reaching in purpose.
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The rigid volunteer rules of right and wrong in sports are second only to religious faith in moral training.
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A boy has two jobs. One is just being a boy. The other is growing up to be a man.
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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.
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Truly every generation discovers the world all new again and knows it can improve it.
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My boyhood ambition was to be able to earn my own living, without the help of anybody, anywhere.
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While the crash only took place six months ago, I am convinced we have passed the worst and with continued unity of effort we shall rapidly recover.
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I suppose I could have called in the whole of the Army, but what was the use? All I had to do was call in Main Street itself.
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The durability of free speech and free press rests on the simple concept that it search for the truth and tell the truth.
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Even if security from the cradle to the grave could eliminate [all] the risks of life, it would [still] be a dead hand on the creative spirit of the American people.
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It is always possible that occasional individuals may have overstepped the law and humanity in treatment of criminals and those charged with crime, and if so, they should be severely punished.
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Hunger is the mother of anarchy.
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