Quote by Herbert Hoover
Once upon a time my political opponents honored me as possessing t

Once upon a time my political opponents honored me as possessing the fabulous intellectual and economic power by which I created a worldwide depression all by myself. – Herbert Hoover

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When we are sick, we want an uncommon doctor when we have a construction job to do, we want an uncommon engineer, and when we are at war, we want an uncommon general. It is only when we get into politics that we are satisfied with the common man. – Herbert Hoover

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Politics
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Economic depression cannot be cured by legislative action or executive pronouncement. Economic wounds must be healed by the action of the cells of the economic body – the producers and consumers themselves. – Herbert Hoover

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Business
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Freedom is the open window through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit and human dignity. – Herbert Hoover

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I believe in one thing only, the power of human will. – Joseph Stalin

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It was R.E.M. who showed other Eighties bands how to get away with ignoring the rules – they lived in some weird town nobody never heard of, they didnt play power chords, they probably couldnt even spell spandex. All they had was songs. – Rob Sheffield

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Voice of one, voice of none. – Italian Proverb

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Calmness is the cradle of power. – J. G. Holland

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I had too much respect for the game to leave it behind or to make it my second or third sport in college. – Ryne Sandberg

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On the other hand, the waging of peace as a science, as an art, is in its infancy. But we can trace its growth, its steady progress, and the time will come when there will be particular individuals designated to assume responsibility for and leadership of this movement. – Fredrik Bajer

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