---
title: "3 Richard Milhous Nixon Quotes"
description: "Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 until his resignation in 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he..."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/866/richard-milhous-nixon-76924_defeat_defeat-doesn-t-finish-a-man-quitting-doe_669140.jpg"
---

# Richard Milhous Nixon

 **3** quotes in **1** categories

Rate this collection:  ★ ★ ★ ★ ★   No ratings yet

Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 until his resignation in 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he represented California in both houses of the United States Congress before serving as the 36th vice president under President Dwight D. Eisenhower

##  Quotes by Richard Milhous Nixon

> [“Defeat doesn't finish a man, quitting does. A man is not finished when he's defeated. He's finished when he quits.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-milhous-nixon/defeat-doesn-t-finish-a-man-quitting-does-a-man-is-not-finished-when/)

Richard Milhous Nixon

[Defeat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/defeat/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/866/richard-milhous-nixon-76924_defeat_defeat-doesn-t-finish-a-man-quitting-doe_669140.jpg)

> [“The finest steel must go through the hottest fire.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-milhous-nixon/the-finest-steel-must-go-through-the-hottest-fire/)

Richard Milhous Nixon

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41c/richard-milhous-nixon-76924_fire_the-finest-steel-must-go-through-the-hot_1167436.jpg)

> [“Those that hate you don't win until they get you to hate them. Then you destroy yourself.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-milhous-nixon/those-that-hate-you-don-t-win-until-they-get-you-to-hate-them-then/)

Richard Milhous Nixon

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f01/richard-milhous-nixon-76924_destroy_those-that-hate-you-don-t-win-until-they_3022715.jpg)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-milhous-nixon/#itemlist",
            "name": "Richard Milhous Nixon Quotes",
            "numberOfItems": 3,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "“Defeat doesn't finish a man, quitting does. A man is not finished when he's defeated. He's finished when he quits.”",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Richard Milhous Nixon"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-milhous-nixon/defeat-doesn-t-finish-a-man-quitting-does-a-man-is-not-finished-when/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/866/richard-milhous-nixon-76924_defeat_defeat-doesn-t-finish-a-man-quitting-doe_669140.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/866/richard-milhous-nixon-76924_defeat_defeat-doesn-t-finish-a-man-quitting-doe_669140.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/866/richard-milhous-nixon-76924_defeat_defeat-doesn-t-finish-a-man-quitting-doe_669140.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Defeat doesn't finish a man, quitting does. A man is not finished when he's defeated. He's finished when he…” — Richard Milhous Nixon",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "“The finest steel must go through the hottest fire.”",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Richard Milhous Nixon"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-milhous-nixon/the-finest-steel-must-go-through-the-hottest-fire/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41c/richard-milhous-nixon-76924_fire_the-finest-steel-must-go-through-the-hot_1167436.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41c/richard-milhous-nixon-76924_fire_the-finest-steel-must-go-through-the-hot_1167436.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41c/richard-milhous-nixon-76924_fire_the-finest-steel-must-go-through-the-hot_1167436.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“The finest steel must go through the hottest fire.” — Richard Milhous Nixon",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "“Those that hate you don't win until they get you to hate them. Then you destroy yourself.”",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Richard Milhous Nixon"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-milhous-nixon/those-that-hate-you-don-t-win-until-they-get-you-to-hate-them-then/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f01/richard-milhous-nixon-76924_destroy_those-that-hate-you-don-t-win-until-they_3022715.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f01/richard-milhous-nixon-76924_destroy_those-that-hate-you-don-t-win-until-they_3022715.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f01/richard-milhous-nixon-76924_destroy_those-that-hate-you-don-t-win-until-they_3022715.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Those that hate you don't win until they get you to hate them. Then you destroy yourself.” — Richard Milhous Nixon",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "Person",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-milhous-nixon/#person",
            "name": "Richard Milhous Nixon",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-milhous-nixon/",
            "description": "Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 until his resignation in 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he represented California in both houses of the United States Congress before serving as the 36th vice president under President Dwight D. Eisenhower"
        },
        {
            "@type": "ProfilePage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-milhous-nixon/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-milhous-nixon/",
            "name": "Richard Milhous Nixon",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-milhous-nixon/#person"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/866/richard-milhous-nixon-76924_defeat_defeat-doesn-t-finish-a-man-quitting-doe_669140.jpg"
            },
            "description": "Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 until his resignation in 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he...",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-milhous-nixon/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-milhous-nixon/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Authors",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/authors/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Richard Milhous Nixon",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-milhous-nixon/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```