SaturdayNov 23, 2024
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I would have made a good Pope.
I also believe that academic freedom should protect the right of a professor or student to advocate Marxism, socialism, communism, or any other minority viewpoint--no matter how distasteful to the majority, provided.
I am not a crook.
A riot is a spontaneous outburst. A war is subject to advance planning.
There can be no whitewash at the White House.
Nothing would please the Kremlin more than to have the people of this country choose a second-rate president.
People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook.
The communists have lost the cold war, but the west has not yet won it.
Always remember others may hate you but those who hate you don't win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself.
The true idealist pursues what his heart says is right in a way that his head says will work.
You won't have Nixon to kick around anymore, because, gentlemen, this is my last press conference.
The more you stay in this kind of job, the more you realize that a public figure, a major public figure, is a lonely man.
If you are ever going to lie, you go to jail for the lie rather than the crime. So believe me, don't ever lie.
I was under medication when I made the decision not to burn the tapes.
When the President does it, that means it is not illegal.
Voters quickly forget what a man says.
We cannot learn from one another until we stop shouting at one another until we speak quietly enough so that our words can be heard as well as our voices.
Nothing matters more to the future of this Nation than insuring that our young men and women learn to believe in themselves and believe in their dreams, and that they develop this capacitythat you develop this capacity, so that you keep it all of your lives . I believe one of America's most priceless assets is the idealism which motivates the young people of America. My generation has invested all that it has, not only its love but its hope and faith, in yours.
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.
Finishing second in the Olympics gets you silver. Finishing second in politics gets you oblivion.
Remember, 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.
People who like this sort of thing will find this is the sort of thing they like.
Solutions are not the answer.
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.
I'd like to see people, instead of spending so much time on the ethical problem, get after the problems that really affect the people of this country.
For years politicians have promised the moon. I'm the first one to be able to deliver it.
Under the doctrine of the separation of powers, the manner in which the president personally exercises his assigned executive powers is not subject to questioning by another branch of government.
If you think the United States has stood still, who built the largest shopping center in the world?
What was Watergate? A little bugging!
It is necessary for me to establish a winner image. Therefore, I have to beat somebody.
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