Richard Milhouse Nixon

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"'Good luck, Mr President,' I said to him. 'As I told you when I named you, I know the country is going to be in good hands with you in the Oval Office.'"	Age, Evil, Knowledge
"Always remember that others may hate you but those who hate you don't win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself."	Destruction, Memory
"Any lady who is first lady likes being first lady. I don't care what they say, they like it."	Miscellaneous
"As this long and difficult war ends, I would like to address a few special words to ... the American people: Your steadfastness in supporting our insistence on peace with honor has made peace with honor possible." (On the Vietnam War)"	Adversity, America, Difficulty
"Certainly in the next 50 years we shall see a woman president, perhaps sooner than you think. A woman can and should be able to do any political job that a man can do."	Ability, Men, Politics
"Get a good night's sleep and don't bug anybody without asking me." (To re-election campaign manager Clark MacGregor)"	Age, Evil, Men
"I believe in the battle-whether it's the battle of a campaign or the battle of this office, which is a continuing battle."	Lies, War
"I brought myself down. I impeached myself by resigning."	Miscellaneous
"I had never expected that the China initiative would come to fruition in the form of a Ping-Pong team." (On first friendly overture by People's Republic of China)"	Friends
"I have never been a quitter. To leave office before my term is completed is opposed to every instinct in my body. But as president I must put the interests of America first ... Therefore, I shall resign the presidency effective at noon tomorrow."	America, Quitting
"I let the American people down."	America
"I took a look around the office. ... I walked out and closed the door behind me. I knew that I would not be back there again." (On leaving the Executive Office Building)"	Miscellaneous
"I turned into the helicopter ... the red carpet was rolled up. ... The White House was behind us now."	Miscellaneous
"I want you to stonewall it." (To staff on news of break-in at Watergate)"	Desires, Wants
"I wish I could give you a lot of advice, based on my experience of winning political debates. But I don't have that experience. My only experience is at losing them."	Argument, Experience, Hope
"I wouldn't bet the farm on it, but I'd bet the main house. I wouldn't even bet the outhouse on Mondale."	Miscellaneous
"I'd rather use the nuclear bomb...Does that bother you? I just want you to think big, Henry, for Christ's sake." [to Secretary of State Henry Kissinger on escalating the Vietnam War]"	Desires, Military, Religion
"If an individual wants to be a leader and isn't controversial, that means he never stood for anything."	Desires, Leadership, Wants
"If I were to make public these tapes, containing blunt and candid remarks on many different subjects, the confidentiality of the office of the president would always be suspect."	Confidence, Men
"If we take the route of the permanent handout, the American character will itself be impoverished." (Proposal to reform welfare programs)"	America, Character, Men
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