Richard Nixon Quotes – Insights from the Former US President

I can see clearly now that my Italian shoes have been polished.

In politics, sincerity is everything. Once you can fake that, you’ve got it made.

Remember, politicians are like diapers. They both need changing regularly and for the same reason.

The only thing that’s worse than a cold shower is a cold shower from a politician’s promises.

I am not a crook, but I can definitely play one on TV.

Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedies.

I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear.

The finest steel has to go through the hottest fire.

When the going gets tough, the tough start recording conversations.

The greatest honor history can bestow is the title of peacemaker.

Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.

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

In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.

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

The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn’t being said.

Defeat doesn’t finish a man. Quitting does.

Always remember that others may hate you, but those who hate you don’t win unless you hate them, and then you destroy yourself.

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.

The greatest teacher I know is the job itself.

The greatest honor history can bestow is the title of peacemaker.

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

No one can completely understand the pressures and demands of the office until he has actually served in it.

Facetiousness is my nature.

I was never one to hold grudges. Once a grudge is allowed to fester, it festers forever.

The world is now too dangerous for anything but truth and too small for anything but love.

The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.

Half the lies they tell about me aren’t true.

Remember, always give your best. Never get discouraged. Never be petty.

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

Luck is when preparation meets opportunity.

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

It isn’t just a question of beating George McGovern. It’s defeating his politics.

Watergate showed more strengths in a way, because it was so bad, it couldn’t be covered up.

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

In the end, one’s character and actions are what define them, not their mistakes.

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

Without God, there is no virtue, because there’s no prompting of the conscience.

I have never been a quitter. To leave office before my term is completed is abhorrent to every instinct in my body.

It’s not the hand that signs the laws that holds the destiny of America. It’s the hand that casts the ballot.

I don’t think I will ever do a musical, but if I did, I would try to find a part that was right for me.

Remember, always give your best. Never get discouraged. Never be petty.

The memory of that scene for me is like a frame of film forever frozen at that moment: the red carpet, the green lawn, the white house, the leaden sky.

If an individual wants to be a leader and isn’t controversial, that means he never stood for anything.

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

The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word ‘crisis.’ One brush stroke stands for danger; the other for opportunity.