The mark of a true politician is that he is never at a loss for words because he is always half-expecting to be asked to make a speech.

Quote by Richard M Nixon

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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,...

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

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

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.

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...

If you want to make beautiful music, you must play the black and the white...

If you want to make beautiful music, you must play the black and the white...

I am not a crook.

I am not a crook.

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...

Solutions are not the answer.

Solutions are not the answer.

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.

Life isn't meant to be easy. It's hard to take being on the top -...

Life isn't meant to be easy. It's hard to take being on the top -...

If we take the route of the permanent handout, the American character will itself be...

If we take the route of the permanent handout, the American character will itself be...

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

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

We do not learn by inference and deduction and the application of mathematics to philosophy,...

We do not learn by inference and deduction and the application of mathematics to philosophy,...

Solutions are not the answer.

Solutions are not the answer.

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...

Voters quickly forget what a man says.

Voters quickly forget what a man says.

Once you get into this great stream of history, you can't get out.

Once you get into this great stream of history, you can't get out.

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...

The more you stay in this kind of job, the more you realize that a...

The more you stay in this kind of job, the more you realize that a...

I let the American people down.

I let the American people down.