I can take it. The tougher it gets, the cooler I get.
The finest steel has to go through the hottest fire.
Only if you have been in the deepest valley, can you ever know how magnificent it is to be on the highest mountain.
A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits.
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.
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.
Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way. And don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines.
Defeat doesn't finish a man, quit does. A man is not finished when he's defeated. He's finished when he quits.
You won't have Nixon to kick around anymore, because, gentlemen, this is my last press conference.
People react to fear, not love; they don't teach that in Sunday School, but it's true.
The presidency has many problems, but boredom is the least of them.
If you take no risks, you will suffer no defeats. But if you take no risks, you win no victories.
Those who hate you don't win unless you hate them, and then you destroy yourself.
Don't get the impression that you arouse my anger. You see, one can only be angry with those he respects.
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.
You must never be satisfied with losing. You must get angry, terribly angry, about losing. But the mark of the good loser is that he takes his anger out on himself and not his victorious opponents or on his teammates.
Always remember that others may hate you but those who hate you don't win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself.
The greatest honor history can bestow is that of peacemaker.
If you want to make beautiful music, you must play the black and the white notes together.
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.
