Richard M. Nixon

The finest steel has to go through the hottest fire.

—Richard M. Nixon

What we should be asking is not whether we need a big government or small government, but how we can create a smarter and better government.

—Richard M. Nixon

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

—Richard M. Nixon

The two parties which divide the state, the party of Conservatism and that of Innovation, are very old, and have disputed the possession of the world ever since it was made.

—Richard M. Nixon

He has been called a mediocre man; but this is unwarranted flattery. He was a politician of monumental littleness.

—Richard M. Nixon

It is necessary for me to establish a winner image. Therefore, I have to beat somebody.

—Richard M. Nixon

People go through that psychological bit nowadays. They think they should always be reevaluated themselves. I fight the battles as they come along. That sort of juvenile self-analysis is something I've never done.

—Richard M. Nixon

If you take no risks, you will suffer no defeats. But if you take no risks, you win no victories.

—Richard M. Nixon