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Space
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The sky is no longer the limit.
-Richard Milhous Nixon
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Success & Failure
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I concede!
-Richard Milhous Nixon
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Survival
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Once one determines that he or she has a mission in life, that's it's not going to be accomplished without a great deal of pain, and that the rewards in the end may not outweigh the pain --if you recognize historically that always happens, then when it comes, you survive it.
-Richard Milhous Nixon
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Unity
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Because of what you have done the heavens have become a part of man's world. And as you talk to us from the Sea of Tranquillity, it inspires us to redouble our efforts to bring peace and Tranquillity to Earth. For one priceless moment, in the whole history of man, all the people on this Earth are truly one. One in their pride in what you have done. One in our prayers that you will return safely to Earth.
-Richard Milhous Nixon, To Neil Armstrong after he landed successfully on the Moon
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Voting
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Finishing second in the Olympics gets you silver. Finishing second in politics gets you oblivion.
-Richard Milhous Nixon
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Watergate
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I have impeached myself by resigning.
-Richard Milhous Nixon
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By taking this action, I hope that I will have hastened the start of the healing.
-Richard Milhous Nixon
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While technically I did not commit a crime, an impeachable offense... these are legalisms, as far as the handling of this matter is concerned; it was so botched up, I made so many bad judgments. The worst ones, mistakes of the heart, rather than the head. But let me say, a man in that top job - he's got to have a heart, but his head must always rule his heart.
-Richard Milhous Nixon
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I've analyzed the best I can ... and I have not found an impeachable offense, and therefore resignation is not an acceptable course.
-Richard Milhous Nixon
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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.
-Richard Milhous Nixon
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I can see clearly now ... that I was wrong in not acting more decisively and more forthrightly in dealing with Watergate...
-Richard Milhous Nixon
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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.
-Richard Milhous Nixon
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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.
-Richard Milhous Nixon
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I can take it... The tougher it gets, the cooler I get...
-Richard Milhous Nixon
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When the president does it, that means it is not illegal.
-Richard Milhous Nixon
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 Well, I'm not a crook.
-Richard Milhous Nixon
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I hereby resign this office of president of the United States.
-Richard Milhous Nixon
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A man is not finished when he's defeated; he's finished when he quits.
-Richard Milhous Nixon
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Once you get into this great stream of history, you can't get out.
-Richard Milhous Nixon
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Books by and about Richard Milhous Nixon