Quote by Herbert Hoover
When we are sick, we want an uncommon doctor when we have a constr

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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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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Peace is not made at the council table or by treaties, but in the hearts of men. – Herbert Hoover

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My shows arent about trying to save some place, because I dont feel thats the right venue for it. Thats my politics right there: Dont bring politics to my shows. – Kid Rock

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Hell hath no fury like a bureaucrat scorned. – Milton Friedman

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Well, for me the pro-life issue has been something Ive been very passionate about since the 70s, and I have been very involved in the pro-life community since long before politics. – Mike Huckabee

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Why does it have to be politics? Is there a dynamism to that world and a theoretical capacity to do things that draws many talented people? Absolutely. Are there other ways to be involved and lead an interesting life? Of course. – Eliot Spitzer

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I dont know why, its the same reason why you like some music and you dont like others. Theres something about it that you like. Ultimately I dont find its in my best interests to try and analyze it, since its fundamentally emotional. – Jerry Garcia

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Another mode of accumulating power arises from lifting a weight and then allowing it to fall. – Charles Babbage

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Ill take fifty percent efficiency to get one hundred percent loyalty. – Samuel Goldwyn

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Sometimes the littlest inquiries produce the biggest results. – Terri Guillemets

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