In the television age, the key distinction is between the candidate who can speak poetry and the one who can only speak prose.

Quote by Richard M Nixon

Topics: Poetry Quotes, Prose Quotes, Television Quotes

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...

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.

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...

Voters quickly forget what a man says.

Voters quickly forget what a man says.

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...

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...

Solutions are not the answer.

Solutions are not the answer.

The press is the enemy.

The press is the enemy.

The greatest honor history can bestow is that of peacemaker.

The greatest honor history can bestow is that of peacemaker.

When the President does it, that means that it's not illegal.

When the President does it, that means that it's not illegal.

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...

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...

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...

Let's destroy this young demagogue before he becomes another Ralph Nader. (about John Kerry)

Let's destroy this young demagogue before he becomes another Ralph Nader. (about John Kerry)

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 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...

Tell them to send everything that can fly.

Tell them to send everything that can fly.

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...

Manners are like the shadows of virtues, they are the momentary display of those qualities...

Manners are like the shadows of virtues, they are the momentary display of those qualities...

The world was my oyster but I used the wrong fork - Oscar Wilde

The world was my oyster but I used the wrong fork - Oscar Wilde