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
You've got to learn to survive a defeat. That's when you develop character. Richard M. Nixon characterdefeatdevelop Change image and share on social
A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits. Richard M. Nixon defeatfinishman 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
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
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
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
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
