Quotes by Richard M. Nixon

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  • In a free society no one can win all the time. No one can have his way all the time and no one is right all the time.
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  • I made my mistakes, but in all my years of public life, I have never profited from public service. I've earned every cent. And in all of my years in public life I have never obstructed justice. And I think, too, that I can say that in my years of public life that I welcome this kind of examination because people have got to know whether or not their President is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook. I've earned everything I've got.
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  • I would have made a good Pope.
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  • 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.
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  • 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.
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  • 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.
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  • Always remember others may hate you but those who hate you don't win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself.
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  • Sure there are dishonest men in local government. But there are dishonest men in national government too.
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