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
writing positive-thinking opportunity
The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word "crisis." One brush stroke stands for danger; the other for opportunity.
character survival defeat
You've got to learn to survive a defeat. That's when you develop character.
children responsibility average
The average American is just like the child in the family. You give him some responsibility and he is going to amount to something. He is going to do something. If, on the other hand, you make him completely dependent and pamper him and cater to him too much, you are going to make him soft, spoiled and eventually a very weak individual.
speech politician
There is no such thing as a nonpolitical speech by a politician.
winning battle arena
You cannot win a battle in any arena merely by defending yourself.
pain survival may
Once one determines that he or she has a mission in life, that's it's not going to be accomplished without a great deal of pain, and that the rewards in the end may not outweigh the pain -if you recognize historically that always happens, then when it comes, you survive it.
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.