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Herbert Quotes

Several very different people, one shared first or last name.

The name Herbert connects a handful of unrelated stories here: a 44-year partnership, a pointed comparison to President Herbert Hoover's record on jobs, and historian David Herbert Donald reflecting on how he weighed rival biographies.

We had a relationship that lasted 44 years. Herbert and I lived together 10 years before we were married. He always gave me a little heart for whatever anniversary.

Quotes by Uta Hagen

Unless things change radically, President Bush will be the first President since Herbert Hoover to have presided over a net loss of jobs during his administration.

Quotes by Tim Johnson

I once interviewed David Herbert Donald, the Lincoln historian, and we talked about how one deals with the secondary sources and the previous biographies. He said something which kept coming back to me as I worked on Cleopatra, which was:...

Quotes by Stacy Schiff

For President Bush, the first, the 41st president, George Herbert Walker Bush, I spent all 4 years of his presidency on the staff for the National Security Council.

Quotes by Richard N. Haass

About Quotes

The movie I've seen a million times is 'Steel Magnolias,' directed by Herbert Ross, starring Sally Field and Julia Roberts.

Quotes by Queen Latifah

I came to the University of Chicago on the morning of January 2, 1932. I wasn't yet a graduate of high school for another few months. And that was about the low point of the Herbert Hoover/Andrew Mellon phase after...

Quotes by Paul Samuelson

Furthermore, and a point I really want to make very strongly, is that this is the first Administration since Herbert Hoover not to create a net gain in jobs in the course of its Administration.

Quotes by Paul Sarbanes

I'm about as Chinese as Herbert Hoover.

Quotes by Paul Muni

I majored in geology in college but have majored in Herbert Hoover ever since.

Quotes by Lou Henry Hoover

Be Different Quotes

In the post-enlightenment Europe of the 19th century the highest authority was no longer the Church. Instead it was science. Thus was born racial anti-Semitism, based on two disciplines regarded as science in their day - the 'scientific study of...

Quotes by Jonathan Sacks

When the Smoot-Hawley bill landed on President Herbert Hoover's desk, more than 1,000 economists urged him to veto it. Tragically, the president ignored their pleas.

Quotes by Elaine Chao

The president I came to know best was George Herbert Walker Bush. No. 41 in your program, No. 1 on your list of fast-playing golfers.

Quotes by Dan Jenkins

If you're a friend or a relative of George Herbert Walker Bush, Prez 41, or George W. Bush, Prez 43, or any other Bushes, then you know an 18-hole round of golf shouldn't take more than three hours out of...

Quotes by Dan Jenkins

Why was there so much work-sharing in the 1930s? One reason is that government pushed for it. In his memoirs, President Herbert Hoover estimated that as many as two million workers avoided unemployment as a result of his efforts to...

Quotes by Barry Eichengreen

Best Quotes

As we learned after President Herbert Hoover signed the Smoot-Hawley tariff at the outset of the Great Depression, vibrant international trade is a key component to economic recovery; hindering trade is a recipe for disaster.

Quotes by Asa Hutchinson

The task of a priest, in some respects, may be different today, but the principles upon which Herbert built his life as a priest are of universal application.

Quotes by Arthur Middleton

Frequently Asked Questions

What connects the different quotes on this Herbert page?
They're grouped by the shared name Herbert rather than one single subject, covering a 44-year relationship, a comparison to President Herbert Hoover's job-loss record, and historian David Herbert Donald's reflections on biography writing.
Why do people search for Herbert quotes?
Some are researching Herbert Hoover's presidency specifically, while others are simply looking for quotes tied to the name across different contexts.
Is there a quote about Herbert Hoover and the economy?
Yes, one line compares a modern president unfavorably to Herbert Hoover, noting he could become the first president since Hoover to preside over a net loss of jobs.
Does this page include anything about the history of prejudice?
It does, with a quote tracing how 19th-century Europe's shift toward science over church authority helped racial anti-Semitism take on a pseudo-scientific framing, offered as historical analysis rather than endorsement.
What other pages relate to Herbert quotes?
See Born quotes for more on origins and history, or Best quotes for related reflections.

One quote traces how 19th-century Europe's turn toward science over church authority helped racial anti-Semitism take a pseudo-scientific shape, a piece of intellectual history worth reading carefully. See Best or Born quotes for more.