I played by the rules of politics as I found them.

Quote by Richard M Nixon

Topics: Politics Quotes

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.

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...

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...

Any change is resisted because bureaucrats have a vested interest in the chaos in which...

Any change is resisted because bureaucrats have a vested interest in the chaos in which...

It I talked about Watergate, I was described as struggling to free myself from the...

It I talked about Watergate, I was described as struggling to free myself from the...

The press is the enemy.

The press is the enemy.

Nature is as wasteful of promising young men as she is of fish spawn.

Nature is as wasteful of promising young men as she is of fish spawn.

There will be no whitewash in the White House.

There will be no whitewash in the White House.

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...

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

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

I am not a crook.

I am not a crook.

Unless a president can protect the privacy of the advice he gets, he cannot get...

Unless a president can protect the privacy of the advice he gets, he cannot get...

In our own lives, let each of us ask - not just what government will...

In our own lives, let each of us ask - not just what government will...

Remember, always give your best. Never get discouraged. Never be petty. Always remember, others may...

Remember, always give your best. Never get discouraged. Never be petty. Always remember, others may...

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...

The American people are entitled to see the president and to hear his views directly,...

The American people are entitled to see the president and to hear his views directly,...

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...

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...

I have never been a quitter. To leave office before my term is completed is...

I have never been a quitter. To leave office before my term is completed is...

Watergate had become the center of the media's universe, and during the remaining year of...

Watergate had become the center of the media's universe, and during the remaining year of...