Richard M. Nixon
Richard M. Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixonwas the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974 when he became the only U.S. president to resign the office. Nixon had previously served as a U.S. Representative and Senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPresident
Date of Birth9 January 1913
CountryUnited States of America
sports winning will-to-win
I don't know anything that builds the will to win better than competitive sports.
love school sunday
People react to fear, not love; they don't teach that in Sunday School, but it's true.
i-can
I can take it. The tougher it gets, the cooler I get.
ems done twisted
I gave 'em a sword. And they stuck it in, and they twisted it with relish. And I guess if I had been in their position, I'd have done the same thing.
government presidential choices
As you know, the separation of church and state is not subject to discussion or alteration. Under our Constitution no church or religion can be supported by the U.S. Government. We maintain freedom of religion so that an American can either worship in the church of his choice or choose to go to no church at all.
growing-up want honest
When I grow up, I want to be an honest lawyer so things like that can't happen.
lying presidential ifs
You don't know how to lie. If you can't lie, you'll never go anywhere.
strength strong hurt
No president in history has been more vilified or was more vilivied during the time he was President than Lincoln. Those who knew him, his secretaries, have written that he was deeply hurt by what was said about him and drawn about him, but on the other hand, Lincoln had the great strength of character never to display it, always able to stand tall and strong and firm no matter how harsh or unfair the criticism might be. These elements of greatness, of course, inspire us all today.
believe simple people
I really believe life is simple. It's all the other people that make things complicated.
destiny people ignorant
When information which properly belongs to the public is systematically withheld by those in power, the people soon become ignorant of their own affairs, distrustful of those who manage them, and -- eventually -- incapable of determining their own destinies.
moving eras conflict
Let us move from the era of confrontation to the era of negotiation.
powerful america giants
If, when the chips are down, the worlds most powerful nation, the United States of America, acts like a pitiful, helpless giant, the forces of totalitarianism and anarchy will threaten free nations and free institutions throughout the world.
land air water
The great question of the seventies is, shall we surrender to our surroundings, or shall we make our peace with nature and begin to make reparations for the damage we have done to our air, to our land, and to our water?
moving people leader
People are persuaded by reason, but moved by emotion; [the leader] must both persuade them and move them.