56 Richard M. Nixon Quotes for You to Enjoy

Richard M. Nixon

American President

Born: Jan 9, 1913

American Government History Man People You

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Government can provide opportunity. But opportunity means nothing unless people are prepared to seize it. Richard M. Nixon

Government People Opportunity Nothing Unless Seize Provide Means Prepared

I don't think that a leader can control, to any great extent, his destiny. Very seldom can he step in and change the situation if the forces of history are running in another direction. Richard M. Nixon

A president can ask for reconciliation in the racial conflict that divides Americans. But reconciliation comes only from the hearts of people. Richard M. Nixon

Conflict People President Reconciliation Only Divides Hearts American Ask Racial

We are not spending the Federal Government's money, we are spending the taxpayer's money, and it must be spent n a way which guarantees his money's worth and yields the fullest possible benefit to the people being helped. Richard M. Nixon

Government People Money Worth Taxpayer Benefit Spending Way Spent Possible Must Federal His Yields Being Which Fullest Helped Guarantees

I am not a crook. Richard M. Nixon

Crook Am

Unless a president can protect the privacy of the advice he gets, he cannot get the advice he needs. Richard M. Nixon

Needs Privacy Advice President Unless He Protect Get Gets Cannot

Sure there are dishonest men in local government. But there are dishonest men in national government too. Richard M. Nixon

Government Men National Too Local Local Government Sure Dishonest

The time has come for us to draw the line. The time has come for the responsible leaders of both political parties to take a stand against overgrown Government and for the American taxpayer. Richard M. Nixon

Government Time Political Taxpayer Draw Responsible Both Take Leaders Come Parties Line Political Parties American Against Us Stand American Taxpayer

I have impeached myself by resigning. Richard M. Nixon

Myself Impeached Resigning

Watergate had become the center of the media's universe, and during the remaining year of my presidency the media tried to force everything else to revolve around it. Richard M. Nixon

Watergate Become Year Universe Presidency Else Everything Everything Else Tried Remaining Had Force Around Revolve Center Media

We do not learn by inference and deduction and the application of mathematics to philosophy, but by direct intercourse and sympathy. Richard M. Nixon

Mathematics Sympathy Philosophy Direct Learn Inference Intercourse Deduction Application

I can see clearly now... that I was wrong in not acting more decisively and more forthrightly in dealing with Watergate. Richard M. Nixon

History Watergate See More Wrong Clearly Dealing Acting Now

My own view is that taping of conversations for historical purposes was a bad decision on the part of all the presidents. I don't think Kennedy should have done it. I don't think Johnson should have done it, and I don't think we should have done it. Richard M. Nixon

Decision Own Think Presidents Bad My Own Johnson Purposes Part Taping Historical Done Conversations Should View Kennedy

Finishing second in the Olympics gets you silver. Finishing second in politics gets you oblivion. Richard M. Nixon

Politics You Silver Finishing Oblivion Gets Second Olympics

You've got to learn to survive a defeat. That's when you develop character. Richard M. Nixon

Character You Defeat Develop Learn Got Survive To Survive

The memory of that scene for me is like a frame of film forever frozen at that moment: the red carpet, the green lawn, the white house, the leaden sky. The new president and his first lady. Richard M. Nixon

Me Memory Sky First First Lady White White House President Frame Carpet Lawn Scene Red Red Carpet New Like House His Forever Green Lady Frozen Moment Film

I brought myself down. I impeached myself by resigning. Richard M. Nixon

Myself Down Brought Impeached Resigning

Black Americans, no more than white Americans, they do not want more government programs which perpetuate dependency. They don't want to be a colony in a nation. Richard M. Nixon

Government Black Nation White Programs Black Americans More Colony Perpetuate Government Programs Than American Dependency Want Which

There will be no whitewash in the White House. Richard M. Nixon

Will White White House House

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