164 Quotes by Hubert H. Humphrey

National isolation breeds national neurosis.

It is better to gain a foot than to stand still, even when you seek to gain a mile.

There is a great deal of difference between living and surviving. You can survive in debauchery, even in sickness and despair. But you live with a spirit of vitality and a spirit of participation, of being wanted, and having something to contribute.

We will be remembered not for the power of our weapons but for the power of our compassion, our dedication to human welfare.

We can not expect to breed respect for law and order among people who do not share the fruits of our freedom.

Hubert Humphrey with kids"Be clear where America stands. Human brotherhood and equal opportunity for every man, woman, and child, we are committed to it, in America and around the world."

I am not here to judge whether people are locked in poverty because of themselves or because of the society in which they live. All I know is that they are there and we are trying to do something about it.

I do not feel that we should allow a shortage of funds to prevent cities from financing needed projects.

I had no money to buy books, so between classes and work, I haunted the library. I even tutored in French with a sliding scale of payment: twenty dollars for an A, fifteen for a B, ten for a C, five for a D.