In our own lives, let each of us ask - not just what government will do for me, but what can I do for myself? Richard M.

Quote by Richard M Nixon

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Politics would be a helluva good business if it weren't for the goddamned people.

Politics would be a helluva good business if it weren't for the goddamned people.

My strong point, if I have a strong point, is performance. I always do more...

My strong point, if I have a strong point, is performance. I always do more...

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.

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 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...

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...

Under the doctrine of separation of powers, the manner in which the president personally exercises...

Under the doctrine of separation of powers, the manner in which the president personally exercises...

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

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

Castro couldn't even go to the bathroom unless the Soviet Union put the nickel in...

Castro couldn't even go to the bathroom unless the Soviet Union put the nickel in...

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.

No event in American history is more misunderstood than the Vietnam War. It was misreported...

No event in American history is more misunderstood than the Vietnam War. It was misreported...

In the television age, the key distinction is between the candidate who can speak poetry...

In the television age, the key distinction is between the candidate who can speak poetry...

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...

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

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

I also believe that academic freedom should protect the right of a professor or student...

I also believe that academic freedom should protect the right of a professor or student...

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...

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...

I have impeached myself by resigning.

I have impeached myself by resigning.

Obviously a major malfunction.

Obviously a major malfunction.

The only time you don't fail is the last time you try anything -- and...

The only time you don't fail is the last time you try anything -- and...