Finishing second in the Olympics gets you silver. Finishing second in politics gets you oblivion.

Richard Nixon

There are times when an abortion is necessary. I know that. When you have a black and a white.

Richard Nixon

Always give your best. Never get discouraged. Never be petty.

Richard Nixon

The greatest honor history can bestow is that of peacemaker.

Richard Nixon

Voters quickly forget what a man says.

Richard Nixon

No event in American history is more misunderstood than the Vietnam War. It was misreported then, and it is misremembered now.

Richard Nixon

When the President does it, that means that it's not illegal.

Richard Nixon

The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word crisis. One brush stroke stands for danger; the other for opportunity.

Richard Nixon

If I had feelings, I probably wouldn’t have even survived.

Richard Nixon

If you want to make beautiful music, you must play the black and the white notes together.

Richard Nixon

To write a novel, you need an iron butt.

Richard Nixon

I really believe life is simple. It's all the other people that make things complicated.

Richard Nixon