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

Quote by Richard M Nixon

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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...

In the long term we can hope that religion will change the nature of man...

In the long term we can hope that religion will change the nature of man...

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 greatest honor history can bestow is that of peacemaker.

The greatest honor history can bestow is that of peacemaker.

If an individual wants to be a leader and isn't controversial, that means he never...

If an individual wants to be a leader and isn't controversial, that means he never...

You won't have Nixon to kick around anymore, because, gentlemen, this is my last press...

You won't have Nixon to kick around anymore, because, gentlemen, this is my last press...

Our chief justices have probably had more profound and lasting influence on their times and...

Our chief justices have probably had more profound and lasting influence on their times and...

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.

It is necessary for me to establish a winner image. Therefore, I have to beat...

It is necessary for me to establish a winner image. Therefore, I have to beat...

The one thing sure about politics is that what goes up comes down and what...

The one thing sure about politics is that what goes up comes down and what...

I can take it. The tougher it gets, the cooler I get.

I can take it. The tougher it gets, the cooler I get.

You must pursue this investigation of Watergate even if it leads to the president. I'm...

You must pursue this investigation of Watergate even if it leads to the president. I'm...

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 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.

I am not a crook.

I am not a crook.

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...

My concern today is not with the length of a person's hair but with his...

My concern today is not with the length of a person's hair but with his...

The memory of that scene for me is like a frame of film forever frozen...

The memory of that scene for me is like a frame of film forever frozen...

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

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