Government can provide opportunity. But opportunity means nothing unless people are prepared to seize it. Richard M. Nixon governmentmeanopportunity Change image and share on social
Politics would be a helluva good business if it weren't for the goddamned people. Richard M. Nixon businessgoddamnedgood Change image and share on social
Finishing second in the Olympics gets you silver. Finishing second in politics gets you oblivion. Richard M. Nixon finishoblivionolympic 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
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
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
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
What starts the process, really, are laughs and slights and snubs when you are a kid. If your anger is deep enough and strong enough, you learn that you can change those attitudes by excellence, personal gut performance. Richard M. Nixon angerattitudechange share on social
If an individual wants to be a leader and isn't controversial, that means he never stood for anything. Richard M. Nixon controversialindividualleader Change image and share on social
Let us begin by committing ourselves to the truth to see it like it is, and tell it like it is, to find the truth, to speak the truth, and to live the truth. Richard M. Nixon begincommitfind Change image and share on social
