Nixon Quotes

I am not a crook. – Richard Nixon

The greatest honor history can bestow is the title of ‘peacemaker.’ – Richard Nixon

Only if you have been in the deepest valley, can you ever know how magnificent it is to be on the highest mountain. – Richard Nixon

I would have made a good Pope. – Richard Nixon

The harder you work, the luckier you get. – Richard Nixon

People will always be tempted to wipe the slate clean. Character and leadership are about the long haul. – Richard Nixon

A man is not finished when he’s defeated; he’s finished when he quits. – Richard Nixon

I’ve always said, ‘Freedom is not America’s gift to the world, it’s the Almighty’s gift to all humanity.’ – Richard Nixon

The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things. – Richard Nixon

You must pursue this investigation of Watergate even if it leads to the president. I’m innocent. You’ve got to believe I’m innocent. If you don’t, take my job. – Richard Nixon

If you want to make beautiful music, you must play the black and the white notes together. – Richard Nixon

The greatness comes not when things go always good for you, but the greatness comes when you’re really tested, when you take some knocks, some disappointments. – Richard Nixon

In history, great men are remembered by their mistakes, not their successes. – Richard Nixon

Peacemakers are not popular. – Richard Nixon

Always give your best, never get discouraged, never be petty; always remember, others may hate you, but those who hate you don’t win unless you hate them, and then you destroy yourself. – Richard Nixon

Remember, always give your best. Never get discouraged. Never be petty. Always remember, others may hate you. But those who hate you don’t win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself. – Richard Nixon

The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word ‘crisis.’ One brush stroke stands for danger; the other for opportunity. In a crisis, be aware of the danger–but recognize the opportunity. – Richard Nixon

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power. – Richard Nixon

Always remember, others may hate you. But those who hate you don’t win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself. – Richard Nixon

I’m not a quitter. – Richard Nixon

You must never be satisfied with losing. You must get angry, terribly angry, about losing. But the mark of the good loser is that he takes his anger out on himself and not his victorious opponents or on his teammates. – Richard Nixon

You must be willing to accept a temporary loss in order to gain a more permanent victory. – Richard Nixon

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

Success is not the price you must pay for happiness. Rather, happiness is the price you must pay for success. – Richard Nixon

A man is not finished when he’s defeated; he’s finished when he quits. – Richard Nixon

Make no mistake, the destructive power of hatred is unleashed to do evil. – Richard Nixon

Character is the material with which we build all that matters in life. – Richard Nixon

The greatness comes not when things go always good for you, but the greatness comes when you’re really tested, when you take some knocks, some disappointments, when sadness comes. Because only if you’ve been in the deepest valley can you ever know how magnificent it is to be on the highest mountain. – Richard Nixon

Don’t get the impression that you arouse my anger. You see, one can only be angry with those he respects. – Richard Nixon

I can say categorically that his sponsorship of anti-Semitic attitudes or because he happens to be picked on by a fella of his own faith is just plain political chicanery. – Richard Nixon

I think it was just because he was in the final analysis. He was fighting for a losing cause… and fighting for himself. And this comes out when he tried to subvert our political processes. – Richard Nixon

There is no place in this administration for anti-Semitic activities. And if I find them, the people responsible will be out of this administration so fast your head will swim. – Richard Nixon

There is no place anywhere for anti-Semitism. – Richard Nixon

Like Lincoln, I would like to believe that… restraining government interference, by restoring responsibility to people, by giving more authority to states rather than less, by reducing the size of government, our people’s genius for achieving great goals will be freed. – Richard Nixon

Believe me, as a scientist, I think it’s possible that there are chemicals that can be taken into the blood that may not show up for months and years. – Richard Nixon

Well, I can tell you this. He has a degree of courage, President Nixon. – Richard Nixon

It is the proper function of government to protect as well as promote competition. – Richard Nixon

For the poor, work and family are inextricably tied together. – Richard Nixon

The hallmark of the Nixon presidency was effort. – Richard Nixon

Hope is America’s greatest natural resource. – Richard Nixon

The American dream does not come to those who fall asleep. – Richard Nixon

I do not believe that politics should be the instrument of one’s faith, but rather a striving to achieve a just society for the benefit of all citizens. – Richard Nixon

The genius of America is that we are free to start over. – Richard Nixon

Our country is too great, our people are too strong, to let small men conquer it. – Richard Nixon

If you take no risks, you will suffer no defeats. But if you take no risks, you win no victories. – Richard Nixon