"Finishing second in the Olympics gets you silver. Finishing second in politics gets you oblivion."
― Richard M. Nixon
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Politics
More From Richard M. Nixon
- "The greatest honor history can bestow is that of peacemaker."
- "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."
- "I don’t know anything that builds the will to win better than competitive sports."
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- "Many women long for what eludes them, and like not what is offered them."― Ovid
- "The poet may be used as a barometer, but let us not forget that he is also part of the weather."― Lionel Trilling
- "I’ve done business with people I’ve met in politics, who I went to law school with, who I grew up with. Who do you do business with? People you meet in life."― Terry McAuliffe