Richard M. Nixon

In a free society no one can win all the time. No one can have his way all the time and no one is right all the time.

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

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

This land of ours cannot be a good place for any of us to live in unless we make it a good place for all of us to live in.

Sure there are dishonest men in local government. But there are dishonest men in national government too.

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

The greatness comes not when things go always good for you. But the greatness comes when you're really tested, when you take some knocks, some disappointments, when sadness comes. Because only if you've been in the deepest valley can you ever know how magnificent it is to be on the highest mountain.

Remember, always give your best. Never get discouraged. Never be petty. Always remember, others may hate you. But those who hate you don't win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself.

I would have made a good Pope.

I made my mistakes, but in all my years of public life, I have never profited from public service. I've earned every cent. And in all of my years in public life I have never obstructed justice. And I think, too, that I can say that in my years of public life that I welcome this kind of examination because people have got to know whether or not their President is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook. I've earned everything I've got.