People in the media say they must look at the president with a microscope. Now, I don't mind a microscope, but boy, when they use a proctoscope, that's going too far.

Quote by Richard M Nixon

Topics: Media Quotes, People Quotes, Presidency Quotes

President Johnson and I have a lot in common. We were both born in small...

President Johnson and I have a lot in common. We were both born in small...

I knew if I continued to look around it would be difficult for me to...

I knew if I continued to look around it would be difficult for me to...

You must never be satisfied with losing. You must get angry, terribly angry, about losing....

You must never be satisfied with losing. You must get angry, terribly angry, about losing....

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 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...

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...

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...

Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find...

Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find...

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...

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.

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...

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,...

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.

Don't get the impression that you arouse my anger. You see, one can only be...

Don't get the impression that you arouse my anger. You see, one can only be...

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...

Defeat doesn't finish a man, quit does. A man is not finished when he's defeated....

Defeat doesn't finish a man, quit does. A man is not finished when he's defeated....

Always remember that others may hate you but those who hate you don't win unless...

Always remember that others may hate you but those who hate you don't win unless...

Voters quickly forget what a man says.

Voters quickly forget what a man says.

A public man must never forget that he loses his usefulness when he as an...

A public man must never forget that he loses his usefulness when he as an...

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...