In his heart everyone knows that the only people who get rich from the "get rich quick" books are those who write them.

What we do with this peace-whether we preserve it and defend it, or whether we lose it and let it slip away-will be the measure of our worthiness of the spirit and sacrifice of the hundreds of thousands who gave their lives in two World Wars, Korea, and in Vietnam.

Once you get into this great stream of history, you can't get out.

I took a look around the office. ... I walked out and closed the door behind me. I knew that I would not be back there again." (On leaving the Executive Office Building)

In a flat choice between smoke and jobs, we're for jobs... But just keep me out of trouble on environmental issues.

Now that all the members of the press are so delighted I lost, I'd like to make a statement. As I leave you I want you to know -just think how much you'll be missing. You won't have Nixon to kick around anymore because, gentlemen, this is my last press conference.

I don't know anything that builds the will to win better than competitive sports.