Top 5 Quotes & Sayings by Oveta Culp Hobby

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American psychologist Oveta Culp Hobby.
Last updated on December 18, 2024.
Oveta Culp Hobby

Oveta Culp Hobby was an American politician and businessperson who served as the first United States secretary of health, education, and welfare from 1953 to 1955. A member of the Republican Party, Hobby was the second woman ever to serve in a presidential cabinet.

Twenty is a wonderful age for things to be sparked. — © Oveta Culp Hobby
Twenty is a wonderful age for things to be sparked.
Everything that ever happened to me fell in my lap.
Brotherhood doesn't come in a package. It is not a commodity to be taken down from the shelf with one hand - it is an accomplishment of soul-searching, prayer and perseverance.
WOMEN WHO STEPPED UP WERE MEASURED AS CITIZENS OF THE NATION, NOT AS WOMEN...THIS WAS A PEOPLE'S WAR, AND EVERYONE WAS IN IT.
A purpose gives meaning to life. It is like the hub in a wheel -- with every spoke fitted into it to make a strong and perfect circle. Without such a hub, spokes will not radiate evenly and your wheel will lack strength, will tend to break apart on the first good bump it hits. Given a strong hub, a strong purpose, a person can take a surprising number of shocks and bumps on the outside rim without sustaining permanent damage.
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