Herbert Hoover Quotes

Every day, all of us at Gannett are given the rare and sacred opportunity to affect change for the good in the communities we serve, to make life better for the people who trust us to know them and do right by them.

Certainly there are worse sins than doing everything possible to make your presidency matter.

My ministry's always been one of social activism. I think a responsible minister must be at some levels involved in the social order.

You're feeling the responsibility for hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people on your shoulder in a way that I couldn't feel as lieutenant governor.

My passion for service came from my parents, and my community involvement began at a very young age, when I volunteered with the local Chamber of Commerce in Lowell, MA to help revitalize our city.

Our calling is not just within the walls of the congregation, but we are part of the life and community in which our condition resides.

It's the most rewarding thing to be a civil servant.

Irrespective of any political party, I am a supporter of good people who want to do something for the society.

When you go into public service, you understand you're trading something. You want to feel good about what you do, but you're not going to make what people in private sector make.

I think there's no higher calling in terms of a career than public service, which is a chance to make a difference in people's lives and improve the world.

Enjoy your time in public service. It may well be one of the most interesting and challenging times of your life.

The diiference is that in the private sector you work for yourself, and as Prime Minister I work for every single Haitian - inside Haiti and outside - and for all those who love Haiti as well.

On the contrary, the characteristic element of the present situation is that economic questions have finally and irrevocably invaded the domain of public life and politics.

I certainly feel a strong call of public service.

There are higher things than mere professional success as a lawyer, and one of them is usefulness in a situation like that of New York, the great National problem of America.

Public service is a noble career. You can’t do it unless you get out there and run…. You can make a difference if you are elected.

It’s hard to have a better job than the government, where you really do have an opportunity to have a broad reaching impact. Very few private sector jobs are going to offer you that.

I challenge a new generation of young Americans to a season of service.

Some men are born for the public. Nature by fitting them for the service on a broad scale, has stamped them with the evidence of her destination and their duty.

There are a lot of ways to serve and only one is being president.

We’re not sent here to poll well. We’re here to make a difference.

A man who murders another shortens by a few brief years the life of a human being; but he who votes to increase the burden of debts upon the people of the United States assumes a graver responsibility.

Being a lawyer is not merely a vocation. It is a public trust, and each of us has an obligation to give back to our communities.

Political service is important because it's about helping others help themselves. That was engrained in me from a young child.

My favorite part of the experience of serving in Congress is knowing that my time and effort are spent for the greater good and for the betterment of our nation.