Occupation: 31st U.S. President Birth: August 10, 1874 Death: October 20, 1964
I'm the only person of distinction who has ever had a depression named for him..
American life is builded ... upon that fundamental philosophy announced by the Savior nineteen centuries ago ... [It] can not survive with the defens….
Every generation has the right to build its own world out of the materials of the past, cemented by the hopes of the future..
Presidents have only two moments of personal seclusion. One is prayer; the other fishing - and they cannot pray all the time!.
Wisdom consists not so much in knowing what to do in the ultimate as in knowing what to do next..
Fishing is a... discipline in the equality of men - for all men are equal before fish..
Truth alone can stand the guns of criticism..
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..
Children add to the wonder of being alive..
. And it is youth who must inherit the tribulation, the sorrow and the triumphs that are the aftermath of war..
The sixth grade made my life successful by preparing me for the seventh and the seventh by preparing me for the eighth and so on. May it do the same ….
If America is to be run by the people, it is the people who must think. And we do not need to put on sackcloth and ashes to think. Nor should our min….
It is well to remember that the office of Chief Executive is in part a symbol of the nation and that leaders in a nation may differ in their own hous….
Next to prayer, Fishing is the most personal relationship of man..
Every collectivist revolution rides in on a Trojan horse of EMERGENCY..
We are in danger of developing a cult of the Common Man, which means a cult of mediocrity..
Fishing is more than fish; it is the vitalizing lure to outdoor life..
[Professional engineers] must for years abandon their white collars except for Sunday..
A good fisherman can secure many regenerative hours in winter, polishing up the rods and reels..
Lots of people committed crimes during the year who would not have done so if they had been fishing. The increase of crime is among those deprived of….
The job is nothing but a twenty-ring circus-with a whole lot of bad actors..