Scrubbing floors and emptying bedpans has as much dignity as the Presidency.

Quote by Richard M Nixon

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President Johnson and I have a lot in common. We were both born in small...

President Johnson and I have a lot in common. We were both born in small...

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

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

There are some people, you know, they think the way to be a big man...

There are some people, you know, they think the way to be a big man...

I can see clearly now... that I was wrong in not acting more decisively and...

I can see clearly now... that I was wrong in not acting more decisively and...

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...

I don't know anything that builds the will to win better than competitive sports.

I don't know anything that builds the will to win better than competitive sports.

The Cold War isn't thawing; it is burning with a deadly heat. Communism isn't sleeping;...

The Cold War isn't thawing; it is burning with a deadly heat. Communism isn't sleeping;...

A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits.

A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits.

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,...

The mark of a true politician is that he is never at a loss for...

The mark of a true politician is that he is never at a loss for...

Success is not a harbor but a voyage with its own perils to the spirit....

Success is not a harbor but a voyage with its own perils to the spirit....

We do not learn by inference and deduction and the application of mathematics to philosophy,...

We do not learn by inference and deduction and the application of mathematics to philosophy,...

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,...

Finishing second in the Olympics gets you silver. Finishing second in politics gets you oblivion.

Finishing second in the Olympics gets you silver. Finishing second in politics gets you oblivion.

I don't think that a leader can control, to any great extent, his destiny. Very...

I don't think that a leader can control, to any great extent, his destiny. Very...

We must always remember that America is a great nation today not because of what...

We must always remember that America is a great nation today not because of what...

If you think the United States has stood still, who built the largest shopping center...

If you think the United States has stood still, who built the largest shopping center...

Always remember others may hate you but those who hate you don't win unless you...

Always remember others may hate you but those who hate you don't win unless you...

Every kind of animal can be tamed, but not the tongue of man.

Every kind of animal can be tamed, but not the tongue of man.

Hatred is self-punishment. Hatred it the coward's revenge for being intimidated.

Hatred is self-punishment. Hatred it the coward's revenge for being intimidated.