Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reaganwas an American politician and actor who served as the 40th President of the United States from 1981 to 1989. Prior to his presidency, he was the 33rd Governor of California from 1967 to 1975, following a career as a Hollywood actor and union leader...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionUS President
Date of Birth6 February 1911
CountryUnited States of America
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No one who lived through the Great Depression can ever look upon an unemployed person with anything but compassion. To me, there is no greater tragedy than a breadwinner willing to work, with a job skill but unable to find a market for that job skill. Back in those dark depression days I saw my father on a Christmas eve open what he thought was a Christmas greeting from his boss. Instead, it was the blue slip telling him he no longer had a job. The memory of him sitting there holding that slip of paper and then saying in a half whisper, 'That's quite a Christmas present,' it will stay with me as long as I live.
long democracy endure
Without God, democracy cannot and will not long endure.
circles people long
We can look forward to the day when the free flow of trade, from the southern reaches of Tierra del Fuego to the northern outposts of the Arctic Circle, unites the people of the Western Hemisphere in a bond of mutually beneficial exchange, when all borders become what the U.S.-Canadian border so long has been: a meeting place, rather than a dividing line.
country ocean long
In 1939 Winston Churchill, describing the 5000-mile peaceful border dividing Canada and the United States, said, 'That long frontier from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans, guarded only by neighborly respect and honorable obligations, is an example to every country and a pattern for the future of the world.
adversity long challenges
I know that it is often difficult to stand up for one's beliefs when they are being harshly challenged. But as one who has seen many challenges over a long lifetime, I can assure you that personal faith and conviction are strengthened, not weakened, in adversity.
long hours show-me
Show me an executive that works long hard hours and I'll show you a bad executive.
justice long criminals
For too long, the victims of crime have been the forgotten persons of our criminal justice system.
long bird matter
A bird on a tether, no matter how long the rope, can always be pulled back.
long people political
For too long, too many people dependent on Social Security have been cruelly frightened by individuals seeking political gain through demagoguery and outright falsehood, and this must stop.
pain long abortion
When the lives of the unborn are snuffed out, they often feel pain, pain that is long and agonizing.
book long mind
Here you discover that so long as books are kept open, then minds can never be closed.
long people would-be
You know, if I listened to Michael Dukakis long enough, I would be convinced we're in an economic downturn and people are homeless and going without food and medical attention and that we've got to do something about the unemployed.
christian religious long
Without God, democracy will not and cannot long endure.
hate two long
Conservatives were brought up to hate deficits and justifiably so. We've long thought there are two things in Washington that are unbalanced - the budget and the liberals.