No prosaic description can portray the grandeur of 40 miles of rugged mountains rising beyond a placid lake in which each shadowy precipice and each purple gorge is reflected with a vividness that rivals the original.
Herbert HooverNo greater nor more affectionate honor can be conferred on an American than to have a public school named after him.
Herbert HooverThere are only two occasions when Americans respect privacy, especially in Presidents. Those are prayer and fishing.
Herbert HooverI have on numerous occasions, as you know, expressed my sympathy in the establishment of a National Home for the Jews in Palestine and, despite the set-backs caused by the disorders there during the last few years, I have been heartened by the progress which has been made and by the remarkable accomplishments of the Jewish settlers in that country.
Herbert Hoover