When there is a lack of honor in government, the morals of the whole people are poisoned.
Many years ago, I concluded that a few hair shirts were part of the mental wardrobe of every man. The president differs from other men in that he has a more extensive wardrobe.
All men are equal before fish.
Peace can be contributed to by respect for our ability in defense.
Fishing is much more than fish. It is the great occasion when we may return to the fine simplicity of our forefathers.
New discoveries in science will continue to create a thousand new frontiers for those who still would adventure.
There are things in the world that cannot be brought about. There are mistakes that cannot be repaired. But there is one thing sure -- that loyalty and friendship are the most precious possessions a m...
It is the youth who must inherit the tribulation, the sorrow... that are the aftermath of war.
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.
No greater nor more affectionate honor can be conferred on an American than to have a public school named after him.
If the law is upheld only by government officials, then all law is at an end.
When I decided to go into politics I weighed the cost: I would get criticism. But I went ahead. So when the virulent criticism came I wasn't surprised. I was better able to handle it.
I am sure I'd have made a better all-around man if I hadn't lost so much time just making a living.
There are only two occasions when Americans respect privacy, especially in Presidents. Those are prayer and fishing.
Within the soul of America is freedom of mind and spirit in man. Here alone are the open windows through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit. Here alone is human dignity not a dream but an ac...
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 far...
We in America today are nearer to the final triumph over poverty than ever before.
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 polit...
Peace can be promoted by the limitation of arms and by the creation of the instrumentality for peaceful settlement of controversies. But it will become a reality only through self-restraint and active...
I am proud to have been born in Iowa. Through the eyes of a ten-year-old boy, it was a place of adventure and daily discoveries - the wonder of the growing crops, the excitements of the harvest, the j...