I'm the only person of distinction who has ever had a depression named for him.

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"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 regenerations that impregnate the mind and character of the fisherman."

- Herbert Hoover

Awareness

"“Freedom is the open window through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit and human dignity.”"

- Herbert Hoover

Awareness

"Our most valuable resource is preschoolers."

- Herbert Hoover

Awareness

"There is no employing class, no working class, no farming class. You may pigeonhole a man or woman as a farmer or a worker or a professional man or an employer or even a banker. But the son of the farmer will be a doctor or a worker or even a banker, and his daughter a teacher. The son of a worker will be an employer - or maybe president."

- Herbert Hoover

Belief

"Be patient and calm—for no one can catch fish in anger."

- Herbert Hoover

Balance

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"Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today."

- Will Rogers

Reflection

"Life is like a sewer … what you get out of it depends on what you put into it."

- Tom Lehrer

Reflection

"I’d rather regret the things I’ve done than regret the things I haven’t done."

- Lucille Ball

Reflection

"Nothing ever goes away until it teaches us what we need to know."

- Pema Chodron

Reflection

"Happy Tuesday! It is a good day to reflect on the week so far and spread happiness."

Reflection