Watergate had become the center of the media's universe, and during the remaining year of my presidency the media tried to force everything else to revolve around it.

Quote by Richard M Nixon

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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.

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If you think the United States has stood still, who built the largest shopping center...

The Cold War isn't thawing; it is burning with a deadly heat. Communism isn't sleeping;...

The Cold War isn't thawing; it is burning with a deadly heat. Communism isn't sleeping;...

A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits.

A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits.

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You must pursue this investigation of Watergate even if it leads to the president. I'm...

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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

If you take no risks, you will suffer no defeats. But if you take no...

If you take no risks, you will suffer no defeats. But if you take no...

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In our own lives, let each of us ask - not just what government will...

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It's a piece of cake until you get to the top. You find you can't...

As this long and difficult war ends, I would like to address a few special...

As this long and difficult war ends, I would like to address a few special...

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...

We are all in it together. This is a war. We take a few shots...

We are all in it together. This is a war. We take a few shots...

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...

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...

The press is the enemy.

The press is the enemy.