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Richard M. Nixon quotes

American President January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994

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Richard M. Nixon quote: "People react to fear, not love; they don't teach that in..."
People react to fear, not love; they don't teach that in Sunday School, but it's true. Richard M. Nixon
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
Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way. And don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines. Richard M. Nixon
In the long term we can hope that religion will change the nature of man and reduce conflict. But history is not encouraging in this respect. The bloodiest wars in history have been religious wars. Richard M. Nixon
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
The greatness comes not when things go always good for you. But the greatness comes when you're really tested, when you take some knocks, some disappointments, when sadness comes. Because only if you've been in the deepest valley can you ever know how magnificent it is to be on the highest mountain. Richard M. Nixon
The average American is just like the child in the family. You give him some responsibility and he is going to amount to something. He is going to do something. If, on the other hand, you make him completely dependent and pamper him and cater to him too much, you are going to make him soft, spoiled and eventually a very weak individual. Richard M. Nixon
Richard M. Nixon quote: "If you want to make beautiful music, you must play the black..."
If you want to make beautiful music, you must play the black and the white notes together. Richard M. Nixon
I gave 'em a sword. And they stuck it in, and they twisted it with relish. And I guess if I had been in their position, I'd have done the same thing. Richard M. Nixon
Always give your best, never get discouraged, never be petty; always remember, others may hate you, but those who hate you don't win unless you hate them, and then you destroy yourself. Richard M. Nixon
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. Richard M. Nixon
Richard M. Nixon quote: "Always give your best. Never get discouraged. Never be petty."
Always give your best. Never get discouraged. Never be petty. Richard M. Nixon
I've analyzed the best I can... and I have not found an impeachable offense, and therefore resignation is not an acceptable course. Richard M. Nixon
Richard M. Nixon quote: "Politics would be a helluva good business if it weren't for..."
Politics would be a helluva good business if it weren't for the goddamned people. Richard M. Nixon
The memory of that scene for me is like a frame of film forever frozen at that moment: the red carpet, the green lawn, the white house, the leaden sky. The new president and his first lady. Richard M. Nixon

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