I've never canceled a subscription to a newspaper because of bad cartoons or editorials. If that were the case, I wouldn't have any newspapers or magazines to read. Richard M. Nixon badcanceledcartoon Change image and share on social
The presidency has many problems, but boredom is the least of them. Richard M. Nixon boredompresidencyproblem Change image and share on social
I see the face of a child. He lives in a great city. He is black. Or he is white. He is Mexican, Italian, Polish. None of that matters. What matters, he's an American child. Richard M. Nixon americanblackchild Change image and share on social
Life isn't meant to be easy. It's hard to take being on the top - or on the bottom. I guess I'm something of a fatalist. You have to have a sense of history, I think, to survive some of these things... Life is one crisis after another. Richard M. Nixon bottomcrisiseasy share on social
My own view is that taping of conversations for historical purposes was a bad decision on the part of all the presidents. I don't think Kennedy should have done it. I don't think Johnson should have done it, and I don't think we should have done it. Richard M. Nixon badconversationdecision share on social
Under the doctrine of separation of powers, the manner in which the president personally exercises his assigned executive powers is not subject to questioning by another branch of government. Richard M. Nixon assignbranchdoctrine Change image and share on social
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. Richard M. Nixon americagovernmentgreat Change image and share on social
Never say no when a client asks for something, even if it is the moon. You can always try, and anyhow there is plenty of time afterwards to explain that it was not possible. Richard M. Nixon askclientexplain Change image and share on social
When I retire I'm going to spend my evenings by the fireplace going through those boxes. There are things in there that ought to be burned. Richard M. Nixon boxburnevening Change image and share on social
Castro couldn't even go to the bathroom unless the Soviet Union put the nickel in the toilet. Richard M. Nixon bathroomcastronickel Change image and share on social
