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
decision mind firsts
I refuse to make a decision that somebody else can make. The first rule of leadership is to save yourself for the big decision. Don't allow your mind to become cluttered.
break-up winning views
My view is that one should not break up a winning combination.
team ping-pong fruition
I had never expected that the China initiative would come to fruition in the form of a Ping-Pong team.
war two government
[Peter] Drucker says that modern government can do only two things well: wage war and inflate the currency. Its the aim of my administration to prove Mr Drucker wrong.
finals no-failure
No failure is final unless you ratify it.
art sorrow spirit
Mrs. Nixon and I share the sorrow of millions of Americans at the death of Louis Armstrong. One of the architects of an American art form, a free and individual spirit, and an artist of worldwide fame, his great talents and magnificent spirit added richness and pleasure to all our lives.
arms hungry poor
With those who are willing to join, let us cooperate to reduce the burden of arms, to strengthen the structure of peace, to lift up the poor and the hungry.
moon men justice
Any culture which can put a man on the Moon is capable of gathering all the nations of the earth in peace, justice and concord.
law police soldier
Law enforcement officers should use only the minimum force necessary in dealing with disorders when they arise. A human life-the life of a student, soldier, or police officer-is a precious thing, and the taking of a life can be justified only as a necessary and last resort.
fall falling-down fallen
Failure isn't falling down. Failure is not getting up after you have fallen down.
jobs believe responsibility
Government has the responsibility to provide the climate in which Americans, all Americans, have an opportunity for good jobs; and not only for good jobs, but an opportunity if they have the ability and the desire, to be owners and managers, to have a piece of the action, because if they have a piece of the action, then they believe in the system rather than fighting against it.
jobs destiny air
The destiny of our land, the air we breathe, the water we drink is not in the mystical hands of an uncontrollable agent, it is in our hands. A future which brings the balancing of our resources-preserving quality with quantity-is a future limited only by the boundaries of our will to get the job done.
arms eras nuclear
We shall continue, in this era of negotiation, to work for the limitation of nuclear arms and to reduce the danger of confrontation between the great powers.
war vietnam world
We must never forget that if the war in Vietnam is lost ... the right of free speech will be extinguished throughout the world.