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
leader assets unpredictability
Unpredictability is the greatest asset a leader can have.
successful people leader
The successful leader does not talk down to people. He lifts them up.
moving people leader
People are persuaded by reason, but moved by emotion; [the leader] must both persuade them and move them.
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If an individual wants to be a leader and isn't controversial, that means he never stood for anything.
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Idealism without pragmatism is impotent. Pragmatism without idealism is meaningless. The key to effective leadership is pragmatic idealism.
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I would not like to be a political leader in Russia. They never know when they're being taped.
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I'm glad I'm not Brezhnev. Being the Russian leader in the Kremlin. You never know if someone's tape recording what you say.
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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.
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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.
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People see me and they think, "He's risen from the dead.
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You have to enjoy pleasing other people. I really do enjoy pleasing other people.
press
One thing, Ron, old boy. We won't have to have any more press conferences, and we won't even have to tell them that either!
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Nature is as wasteful of promising young men as she is of fish spawn.
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Because of what you have done the heavens have become a part of man's world. And as you talk to us from the Sea of Tranquillity, it inspires us to redouble our efforts to bring peace and Tranquillity to Earth.