Richard Nixon Quotes

A man is not finished

"A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits."

Taking action

"By taking this action, I hope that I will have hastened the start of the healing."

Moon

"For years politicians have promised the moon, I'm the first one to be able to deliver it."

I can see clearly now

"I can see clearly now ... that I was wrong in not acting more decisively and more forthrightly in dealing with Watergate..."

I can take it

"I can take it... The tougher it gets, the cooler I get..."

I gave 'em a sword

"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."

Impeached myself

"I have impeached myself by resigning."

Under medication

"I was under medication when I made the decision to burn the tapes."

Good pope

"I would have made a good pope."

Largest shopping center

"If you think the United States has stood still, who built the largest shopping center in the world?"

Beautiful music

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

I'm a lawyer

"I'm a lawyer, and I can't make head or tail out of thecurrent [tax] form."

Religion will change

"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."

Winner image

"It is necessary for me to establish a winner image. Therefore, I have to beat somebody."

I've analyzed

"I've analyzed the best I can ... and I have not found an impeachable offense, and therefore resignation is not an acceptable course."

I'm not a crook

"People have got to know whether or not their President is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook."

We are all in it together

"We are all in it together. This is a war. We take a few shots and it will be over. We will give them a few shots and it will be over."

Not illegal

"When the President does it, that means that it is not illegal."

Investigation of Watergate

"You must pursue this investigation of Watergate even if it leads to the president. I'm innocent. You've got to believe I'm innocent. If you don't, take my job."