“In the long term we can hope that religion will change the nature of man and reduce conflict. But history is not encouraging in this respect. The bloodiest wars in history have been religious wars.”
Change
“Let us begin by committing ourselves to the truth to see it like it is, and tell it like it is, to find the truth, to speak the truth, and to live the truth.”
TruthAll Quotes by Richard M. Nixon
“If you want to make beautiful music, you must play the black and the white notes together.”
Music“We do not learn by inference and deduction and the application of mathematics to philosophy, but by direct intercourse and sympathy.”
Sympathy“Any change is resisted because bureaucrats have a vested interest in the chaos in which they exist.”
Change“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.”
Experience“I've analyzed the best I can... and I have not found an impeachable offense, and therefore resignation is not an acceptable course.”
Best“I can take it. The tougher it gets, the cooler I get.”
Cool“I don't know anything that builds the will to win better than competitive sports.”
Sports“Once you get into this great stream of history, you can't get out.”
History“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.”
War“I can see clearly now... that I was wrong in not acting more decisively and more forthrightly in dealing with Watergate.”
History“I don't think that a leader can control, to any great extent, his destiny. Very seldom can he step in and change the situation if the forces of history are running in another direction.”
Change“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.”
Best“Don't get the impression that you arouse my anger. You see, one can only be angry with those he respects.”
Anger“What starts the process, really, are laughs and slights and snubs when you are a kid. If your anger is deep enough and strong enough, you learn that you can change those attitudes by excellence, personal gut performance.”
Anger“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.”
Peace“It is necessary for me to establish a winner image. Therefore, I have to beat somebody.”
History“Let us begin by committing ourselves to the truth to see it like it is, and tell it like it is, to find the truth, to speak the truth, and to live the truth.”
Truth“The greatest honor history can bestow is that of peacemaker.”
History“People react to fear, not love they don't teach that in Sunday School, but it's true.”
Fear