Lou Henry Hoover

“The object of recreation is to increase the constructive, not the destructive, forces of the world.”

“There are certain fundamental things that the human soul needs, and in this day of specialization we are in danger of losing sight of them.”

“I am going to have a good time in the White House. I am going to have my friends here. I am going to do the best I can and not worry.”

“To be a Girl Scout is to be a citizen, not a drone.”

“The independent girl is a girl who can stand on her own feet.”

“It is a splendid thing to be a woman in your time.”

“I have been a Girl Scout for years... It is the best organization for girls that has ever been devised.”

“Every home is a laboratory in which experiments in living are being carried on.”

“The fun of it is that you are not in the least like any of the other First Ladies.”