You've got to learn to survive a defeat. That's when you develop character.

Quote by Richard M Nixon

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The 1976 Bicentennial is not going to be invented in Washington, printed in triplicate by...

The 1976 Bicentennial is not going to be invented in Washington, printed in triplicate by...

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

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

I believe in the battle-whether it's the battle of a campaign or the battle of...

I believe in the battle-whether it's the battle of a campaign or the battle of...

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,...

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,...

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

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

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 say no when a client asks for something, even if it is the moon....

Never say no when a client asks for something, even if it is the moon....

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...

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...

We cannot learn from one another until we stop shouting at one another - until...

We cannot learn from one another until we stop shouting at one another - until...

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....

By the time you get dressed, drive out there, play 18 holes and come home,...

By the time you get dressed, drive out there, play 18 holes and come home,...

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,...

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;...

I reject the cynical view that politics is a dirty business.

I reject the cynical view that politics is a dirty business.

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...

No event in American history is more misunderstood than the Vietnam War. It was misreported...

No event in American history is more misunderstood than the Vietnam War. It was misreported...

The surface of American society is covered with a layer of democratic paint, but from...

The surface of American society is covered with a layer of democratic paint, but from...

Truth is one forever absolute, but opinion is truth filtered through the moods, the blood,...

Truth is one forever absolute, but opinion is truth filtered through the moods, the blood,...

Life is so constructed, that the event does not, cannot, will not, match the expectation

Life is so constructed, that the event does not, cannot, will not, match the expectation

The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at...

The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at...