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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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 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,...

My own view is that taping of conversations for historical purposes was a bad decision...

My own view is that taping of conversations for historical purposes was a bad decision...

Let us begin by committing ourselves to the truth to see it like it is,...

Let us begin by committing ourselves to the truth to see it like it is,...

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...

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...

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....

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.

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...

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...

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 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...

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

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

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.

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...

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...

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

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

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...

I've gone through stages where I hate my body so much that I won't even...

I've gone through stages where I hate my body so much that I won't even...

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.