Quotes by Richard M. Nixon

The finest steel has to go through the hottest fire.

If I had feelings, I probably wouldn’t have even survived.

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

only if we act greatly in meeting our responsibilities abroad will we remain a great nation, and only if we remain a great nation will we act greatly in meeting our challenges at home

Federal and state laws (should) be changed to no longer make it a crime to possess marijuana for private use.

When the President does it , that means that it is not illegal.

I was born in the house my father built.

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

In the long term we can hope that religion will change the nature of man and reduce conflict. But history is not encouraging in this respect. The bloodiest wars in history have been religious wars.

No event in American history is more misunderstood than the Vietnam War. It was misreported then, and it is misremembered now.

The Cold War isnt thawing; it is burning with a deadly heat. Communism isnt sleeping; it is, as always, plotting, scheming, working, fighting.

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

The press is the enemy.

I dont know anything that builds the will to win better than competitive sports.

Remember, always give your best. Never get discouraged. Never be petty. Always remember, others may hate you. But those who hate you dont win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself.

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.

You must pursue this investigation of Watergate even if it leads to the president. Im innocent. Youve got to believe Im innocent. If you dont, take my job.

The greatest honor history can bestow is that of peacemaker.

I can see clearly now... that I was wrong in not acting more decisively and more forthrightly in dealing with Watergate.

I let the American people down.