Whatever must happen ultimately should happen immediately.

You're 18 points down [in the polls]... You might as well do what's right.

I believe that without Watergate we would have had an extraordinary period of success with a strong Nixon and a still vital Brezhnev in power.

The key decision for a statesman is whether to commit his nation or not. There is no middle course. Once a great nation commits itself, it must prevail. It will acquire no kudos for translating its inner doubts into hesitation.

Accept everything about yourself - I mean everything, You are you and that is the beginning and the end - no apologies, no regrets.

The Chinese military budget today is officially listed as, I think, about $15 billion. But even if you double it, that's only a tenth of ours. So the possibility of China challenging the United States for the next ten years over the Pacific is next to zero. There could be a conflict between us and China over Taiwan, but I think that, too, will not occur with the proper policies on both sides.

The conventional army loses if it does not win. The guerrilla wins if he does not lose.