A riot is a spontaneous outburst. A war is subject to advance planning. Richard M. Nixon More Quotes by Richard M. Nixon More Quotes From Richard M. Nixon The Cold War isn't thawing; it is burning with a deadly heat. Communism isn't sleeping; it is, as always, plotting, scheming, working, fighting. Richard M. Nixon fightingsleepwar Television in its present form...[is] the opiate of the people of the United States. Richard M. Nixon opiatesunited-statespeople We believe that part of the answer lies in pricing energy on the basis of its full costs to society. One reason we use energy so lavishly today is that the price of energy does not include all of the social costs of producing it. The costs incurred in protecting the environment and the health and safety of workers, for example, are part of the real costs of producing energy-but they are not now all included in the price of the product. Richard M. Nixon realbelievelying You cannot win a battle in any arena merely by defending yourself. Richard M. Nixon presidentialwinningsuccess Nothing matters more to the future of this Nation than insuring that our young men and women learn to believe in themselves and believe in their dreams, and that they develop this capacitythat you develop this capacity, so that you keep it all of your lives. I believe one of Americas most priceless assets is the idealism which motivates the young people of America. My generation has invested all that it has, not only its love but its hope and faith, in yours. Richard M. Nixon dreamlovebelieve Defeat doesn't finish a man, quit does. Richard M. Nixon learninginspirationalmen You must never give up. You must remember that you have to take risks in order to achieve anything and sometimes you will suffer defeat. But the mark of any individual is to recover from defeat and disappointment and go on and give it his best shot. Richard M. Nixon giving-updisappointmentorder People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook. I earned everything I've got. Richard M. Nixon crookspresidentpeople It's a piece of cake until you get to the top. You find you can't stop playing the game the way you've always played it. Richard M. Nixon cakepiecesgames Americans admire a people who can scratch a desert and produce a garden. The Israelis have shown qualities that Americans identify with: guts, patriotism, idealism, a passion for freedom. I have seen it. I know. I believe that. Richard M. Nixon passiongardenbelieve Extremists on the left tend to be just as critical of pragmatism as extremists on the right. Richard M. Nixon pragmatismcriticalextremist I gave 'em a sword. And they stuck it in, and they twisted it with relish. And I guess if I had been in their position, I'd have done the same thing. Richard M. Nixon twistedemsdone The answer to many of the domestic problems we face is not higher taxes and more spending. It is less waste, more results and greater freedom for the individual American to earn a rightful place in his own community - and for States and localities to address their own needs in their own ways, in the light of their own priorities. Richard M. Nixon prioritiescommunitylight People are persuaded by reason, but moved by emotion; [the leader] must both persuade them and move them. Richard M. Nixon leaderpeoplemoving The true idealist pursues what his heart says is right in a way that his head says will work. Richard M. Nixon workheartpositive Finishing second in the Olympics gets you silver. Finishing second in politics gets you oblivion. Richard M. Nixon finishingpoliticscomplaining We are not spending the Federal Government's money, we are spending the taxpayer's money, and it must be spent n a way which guarantees his money's worth and yields the fullest possible benefit to the people being helped. Richard M. Nixon yieldgovernmentpeople I've analyzed the best I can... and I have not found an impeachable offense, and therefore resignation is not an acceptable course. Richard M. Nixon resignationoffensefound As long as I'm sitting in the chair, there's not going to be any Jew appointed to that court. No Jew can be right on the criminal-law issue. Richard M. Nixon issueslawlong We still think of air as free. But clean air is not free, and neither is clean water. The price tag on pollution control is high. Through our years of past carelessness we incurred a debt to nature, and now that debt is being called. Richard M. Nixon airpastthinking
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