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
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.
air space water
Clean air, clean water, open spaces - these should once again be the birthright of every American.
winning risk suffering
If you take no risks, you will suffer no defeats. But if you take no risks, you win no victories.
government liberty ufo
I'm not at liberty to discuss the governments knowledge of extraterrestrial UFO's at this time. I am still personally being briefed on the subject!
past done may
I always remember that whatever I have done in the past or may do in the future, Duke University is responsible in one way or another.
anger sunset discipline
You must never be satisfied with losing. You must get angry, terribly angry, about losing. But the mark of the good loser is that he takes his anger out on himself and not his victorious opponents or on his teammates.
believe passion garden
Americans admire a people who can scratch a desert and produce a garden. The Israelis have shown qualities that Americans identify with: guts, patriotism, idealism, a passion for freedom. I have seen it. I know. I believe that.
lying said untrue
I was not lying. I said things that later on seemed to be untrue.
4th-of-july patriotic america
We must always remember that America is a great nation today not because of what government did for people but because of what people did for themselves and for one another.