People react to fear, not love; they don't teach that in Sunday School, but it's true. Richard M. Nixon More Quotes by Richard M. Nixon More Quotes From Richard M. Nixon Never be too proud to go onto your knees before God. Richard M. Nixon kneesproud Once genius is submerged by bureaucracy, a nation is doomed to mediocrity. Richard M. Nixon mediocritypoliticsgenius I knew if I continued to look around it would be difficult for me to contain my own emotions. So I turned away from the red eyes of the crowd and looked only at the red eye of the camera, talking to all the nation. Richard M. Nixon cameraseyetalking There is an international disease which feeds on the notion that if you have a cause to defend, you can use any means to further your cause, since the end justifies the means. As an international community, we must oppose this notion, whether it be in Canada, in the United States, or anywhere else. No cause justifies violence as long as the system provides for change by peaceful means. Richard M. Nixon communitylongmean The Soviet Union began by banishing God. The United States began as a community of people who wanted to worship God as they chose. . . Man does not live by bread alone. Those in the United States whose desire to create a strictly secular society is as strong as Lenin's was should study this Cold War lesson closely. Communism was defeated by an alliance spearheaded by 'one nation under God.' Richard M. Nixon strongmenwar God, of course, is the greatest philosopher of all. Richard M. Nixon philosophercourses It I talked about Watergate, I was described as struggling to free myself from the morass. If I did not talk about Watergate, I was accused of being out of touch with reality. Richard M. Nixon swagstrugglereality You want a wife who is intelligent, but not too intelligent. Richard M. Nixon wifeintelligentwant As our cities and suburbs relentlessly expand, those priceless open spaces needed for recreation areas accessible to their people are swallowed up-often forever. Unless we preserve these spaces while they are still available, we will have none to preserve. Richard M. Nixon spacecitiespeople I seriously doubt if we will ever have another war. This is probably the very last one. Richard M. Nixon lastsdoubtwar President Johnson and I have a lot in common. We were both born in small towns and we're both fortunate in the fact that we think we married above ourselves. Richard M. Nixon townspresidentthinking If we take the route of the permanent handout, the American character will itself be impoverished. Richard M. Nixon handoutsroutescharacter I don't think that a leader can control, to any great extent, his destiny. Very seldom can he step in and change the situation if the forces of history are running in another direction. Richard M. Nixon destinyleadershiprunning My strong point, if I have a strong point, is performance. I always do more than I say. I always produce more than I promise. Richard M. Nixon producestrongpromise Writing is the toughest thing I've ever done. Richard M. Nixon donewriting The lesson of all history warns us that we should negotiate only when our military superiority is so convincing that we can achieve our objective at the conference table, and deny the aggressor theirs. Richard M. Nixon militarywarpeace You find out who your true friends are not when you are on top of the world, but when the world is on top of you. Richard M. Nixon top-of-the-worldtrue-friendworld In ancient days, men looked at stars and saw their heroes in the constellations. In modern times, we do much the same, but our heroes are epic men of flesh and blood. Richard M. Nixon starsepichero I have impeached myself by resigning. Richard M. Nixon failurepoliticspolitical [The public lands represent] in a sense, the breathing space of the nation. Richard M. Nixon breathing-spacenationsland
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