Our chief justices have probably had more profound and lasting influence on their times and on the direction of the nation than most presidents.

Quote by Richard M Nixon

Topics: Richard M Nixon Quotes

Solutions are not the answer.

Solutions are not the answer.

People who like this sort of thing will find this is the sort of thing...

People who like this sort of thing will find this is the sort of thing...

When I retire I'm going to spend my evenings by the fireplace going through those...

When I retire I'm going to spend my evenings by the fireplace going through those...

People react to fear, not love; they don't teach that in Sunday School, but it's...

People react to fear, not love; they don't teach that in Sunday School, but it's...

If I were to make public these tapes, containing blunt and candid remarks on many...

If I were to make public these tapes, containing blunt and candid remarks on many...

If we take the route of the permanent handout, the American character will itself be...

If we take the route of the permanent handout, the American character will itself be...

The man who is aware of himself is henceforward independent; and he is never bored,...

The man who is aware of himself is henceforward independent; and he is never bored,...

People in the media say they must look at the president with a microscope. Now,...

People in the media say they must look at the president with a microscope. Now,...

Americans admire a people who can scratch a desert and produce a garden. The Israelis...

Americans admire a people who can scratch a desert and produce a garden. The Israelis...

What starts the process, really, are laughs and slights and snubs when you are a...

What starts the process, really, are laughs and slights and snubs when you are a...

I often thought that if there had been a good rap group around in those...

I often thought that if there had been a good rap group around in those...

I reject the cynical view that politics is a dirty business.

I reject the cynical view that politics is a dirty business.

You've got to learn to survive a defeat. That's when you develop character.

You've got to learn to survive a defeat. That's when you develop character.

I believe in the battle-whether it's the battle of a campaign or the battle of...

I believe in the battle-whether it's the battle of a campaign or the battle of...

If you take no risks, you will suffer no defeats. But if you take no...

If you take no risks, you will suffer no defeats. But if you take no...

I doubt if any of them would even intentionally double-park.

I doubt if any of them would even intentionally double-park.

Well, I screwed it up real good, didn't I?

Well, I screwed it up real good, didn't I?

Certainly in the next 50 years we shall see a woman president, perhaps sooner than...

Certainly in the next 50 years we shall see a woman president, perhaps sooner than...

The presidency has many problems, but boredom is the least of them.

The presidency has many problems, but boredom is the least of them.

Solutions are not the answer.

Solutions are not the answer.