WIST

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

Richard Milhous Nixon (1913-1994) US President (1967-74)
(Attributed)

While technically I did not commit a crime, an impeachable offense

Richard Milhous Nixon (1913-1994) US President (1967-74)
(Attributed)

Idealism without pragmatism is impotent. Pragmatism without idealism is meaningless. The key to effective leadership is pragmatic idealism.

Richard Milhous Nixon (1913-1994) US President (1967-74)
(Attributed)

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

Richard Milhous Nixon (1913-1994) US President (1967-74)
Dallas Times-Herald (10 Dec 1978)

In meeting a crisis in life, one must either fight or run away. But one must do something. Not knowing how to act or not being able to act is what tears your insides out.

Richard Milhous Nixon (1913-1994) US President (1967-74)
Six Crises, ch. 3 (1962)

There is no such thing as a nonpolitical speech by a politician.

Richard Milhous Nixon (1913-1994) US President (1967-74)
Address, Radio-Television Executives Society, New York (14 Sep 1955)
Quoted by The Christian Science Monitor the following day, but not in the press release of the speech.

Honesty may not be the best policy, but it is worth trying once in a while.

Richard Milhous Nixon (1913-1994) US President (1967-74)
Comment in a meeting (1970)
Quoted in H. Stein, "Herb Stein's Unfamiliar Quotations," Slate (16 May 1997).

Until he has been part of a cause larger than himself, no man is truly whole.

Richard Milhous Nixon (1913-1994) US President (1967-74)
Inaugural Address (20 Jan 1969)

The presidency has many problems, but boredom is the least of them.

Richard Milhous Nixon (1913-1994) US President (1967-74)
Interview on his 60th birthday (9 Jan 1973)

When the President does it, that means that it’s not illegal.

Richard Milhous Nixon (1913-1994) US President (1967-74)
Interview with David Frost (20 May 1977)

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

Richard Milhous Nixon (1913-1994) US President (1967-74)
Speech to members of his administration (9 Aug 1974)
After announcing his resignation.

The President’s chief job is to lead, not to administer; it is not to oversee every detail, but to put the right people in charge, to provide them with basic guidance and direction, and to let them do their job.

Richard Milhous Nixon (1913-1994) US President (1967-74)
Television broadcast (19 Sep 1968)