For years politicians have promised the Moon. I'm the first one to be able to deliver it. — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
Politics would be a helluva good business if it weren't for the goddamned people. — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
I don't know a lot about politics, but I know a lot about baseball. — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
Once genius is submerged by bureaucracy, a nation is doomed to mediocrity. — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
What are our schools for if not indoctrination against Communism? — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
The mark of a true politician is that he is never at a loss for words because he is always half-expecting to… — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
I think Congress has spent enough time on ethics. I think it's time they moved on to something else. — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
[Peter] Drucker says that modern government can do only two things well: wage war and inflate the currency. Its the aim of… — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
The language of politics is poetry, not prose. Jackson is poetry. Cuomo is poetry. Dukakis is a word processor. — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
In our own lives, let each of us asknot just what government will do for me, but what can I do for… — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
I'm not at liberty to discuss the governments knowledge of extraterrestrial UFO's at this time. I am still personally being briefed on… — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
Look at the Justice Department, it's full of Jews...The lawyers in government are damn Jews. — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
Finishing second in the Olympics gets you silver. Finishing second in politics gets you oblivion. — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
For its part, Government will listen. We will strive to listen in new ways - to the voices of quiet anguish, to… — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
Under the doctrine of separation of powers, the manner in which the president personally exercises his assigned executive powers is not subject… — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
The environmental agenda before the Congress includes laws to deal with water pollution, pesticide hazards, ocean dumping, excessive noise, careless land development… — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
It's long been common practice among many to draw a distinction between "human rights" and "property rights," suggesting that the two are… — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
The time has come for us to draw the line. The time has come for the responsible leaders of both political parties… — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
To the ordinary guy, all this is a bunch of gobbledygook. But out of the gobbledygook comes a very clear thing: you… — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
In our own lives, let each of us ask — not just what will government do for me, but what can I… — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
They say it's the responsibility of the media to look at government - especially the President - with a microscope. I don't… — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
“Americans must recognize that a highly sophisticated, highly advanced po litical system, which required many centuries to develop in the West, may… — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
But above all, what this Congress can be remembered for is opening the way to a new American revolutiona peaceful revolution in… — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
We must adopt reforms which will expand the range of opportunities for all Americans. We can fulfill the American dream only when… — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
The Constitution supposes what the history of all governments demonstrates, that the executive is the branch of power most interested in war… — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
Government has the responsibility to provide the climate in which Americans, all Americans, have an opportunity for good jobs; and not only… — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
The worst thing a politician can be is dull. At least I'm interesting. — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
Government can provide opportunity. But opportunity means nothing unless people are prepared to seize it. — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
I don't think a woman should be in any government job whatever. I mean, I really don't. The reason why I do… — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
During the Prince's visit, King Timahoe will be referred to only as Timahoe, since it would be inappropriate for the Prince to… — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
Millions who endure poverty and bad government can now know what they are missing. To see how the other half lives all… — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
A politician knows that his friends are not always his allies, and that his adversaries are not always his enemies. — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
At home, we must reject the mistaken notion - a notion that has dominated too much of the public dialogue for too… — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
I have never been a quitter. To leave office before my term is completed is opposed to every instinct in my body. But as… — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
With those who are willing to join, let us cooperate to reduce the burden of arms, to strengthen the structure of peace, to lift… — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
I have earned every cent. And in all of my years of public life I have never obstructed justice, — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
Restoring nature to its natural state is a cause beyond party and beyond factions. It has become a common cause of all the people… — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
What kind of nation we will be, what kind of world we will live in, whether we shape the future in the image of… — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
Once you get into this great stream of history you can't get out. You can drown. Or you can be pulled ashore by the… — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
The ultimate test of a nation's character is not how it responds to adversity in war but how it meets the challenge of peace. — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
I refuse to make a decision that somebody else can make. The first rule of leadership is to save yourself for the big decision.… — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
Those who hate you don't win unless you hate them, and then you destroy yourself. — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
I made my mistakes, but in all of my years in public life, I have never profited, never profited from public serviceI have earned… — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
I know you heard what you thought I said, but what I said isn't what I meant. — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image