Quotes of Richard M. Nixon - somelinesforyou

“ Sure there are dishonest men in local government. But there are dishonest men in national government too. ”

- Richard M. Nixon

“ Always remember others may hate you but those who hate you don't win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself. ”

- Richard M. Nixon

“ He has been called a mediocre man; but this is unwarranted flattery. He was a politician of monumental littleness. ”

- Richard M. Nixon

“ There is no such thing as a nonpolitical speech by a politician. ”

- Richard M. Nixon

“ To write a novel, you need an iron butt. ”

- Richard M. Nixon

“ It's a piece of cake until you get to the top. You find you can't stop playing the game the way you've always played it. ”

- Richard M. Nixon

“ Because of what you have done the heavens have become a part of man's world. And as you talk to us from the Sea of Tranquillity, it inspires us to redouble our efforts to bring peace and Tranquillity to Earth. ”

- Richard M. Nixon

“ In the television age, the key distinction is between the candidate who can speak poetry and the one who can only speak prose. ”

- Richard M. Nixon

“ Once you get into this great stream of history you can't get out. You can drown. Or you can be pulled ashore by the tide. But it is awfully hard to get out when you are in the middle of the stream — if it is intended that you stay there. ”

- Richard M. Nixon

“ The easiest period in a crisis situation is actually the battle itself. The most difficult is the period of indecision — whether to fight or run away. And the most dangerous period is the aftermath. It is then, with all his resources spent and his guard down, that an individual must watch out for dulled reactions and faulty judgment. ”

- Richard M. Nixon

“ My strong point, if I have a strong point, is performance. I always do more than I say. I always produce more than I promise. ”

- Richard M. Nixon

“ Any change is resisted because bureaucrats have a vested interest in the chaos in which they exist. ”

- Richard M. Nixon

“ If you want to make beautiful music, you must play the black and the white notes together. ”

- Richard M. Nixon

“ Any change is resisted because bureaucrats have a vested interest in the chaos in which they exist. ”

- Richard M. Nixon

“ This is the greatest week in the history of the world since the Creation, because as a result of what happened in this week, the world is bigger, infinitely. ”

- Richard M. Nixon

“ I believe in the battle-whether it's the battle of a campaign or the battle of this office, which is a continuing battle. ”

- Richard M. Nixon

“ I seriously doubt if we will ever have another war. This is probably the very last one. ”

- Richard M. Nixon

“ I am not a crook. ”

- Richard M. Nixon

“ Our chief justices have probably had more profound and lasting influence on their times and on the direction of the nation than most presidents. ”

- Richard M. Nixon

“ Sure there are dishonest men in local government. But there are dishonest men in national government too. ”

- Richard M. Nixon

“ The finest steel has to go through the hottest fire. ”

- Richard M. Nixon

“ It I talked about Watergate, I was described as struggling to free myself from the morass. If I did not talk about Watergate, I was accused of being out of touch with reality. ”

- Richard M. Nixon

“ The lesson of all history warns us that we should negotiate only when our military superiority is so convincing that we can achieve our objective at the conference table, and deny the aggressor theirs. ”

- Richard M. Nixon

“ The lesson of all history warns us that we should negotiate only when our military superiority is so convincing that we can achieve our objective at the conference table, and deny the aggressor theirs. ”

- Richard M. Nixon

“ Get a good night's sleep and don't bug anybody without asking me. ”

- Richard M. Nixon

“ I was under medication when I made the decision not to burn the tapes. ”

- Richard M. Nixon

“ It's a piece of cake until you get to the top. You find you can't stop playing the game the way you've always played it. ”

- Richard M. Nixon

“ Scrubbing floors and emptying bedpans has as much dignity as the Presidency. ”

- Richard M. Nixon

“ I wish I could give you a lot of advice, based on my experience of winning political debates. But I don't have that experience. My only experience is at losing them. ”

- Richard M. Nixon

“ The greatest honor history can bestow is that of peacemaker. ”

- Richard M. Nixon
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