Richard Nixon Quotes

It's hard to regret making the choice that you think is right.

Guilt is the price we pay willingly for doing what we are going to do anyway.

One person's embarrassment is another person's accountability.

Everyone ought to bear patiently the results of his own conduct.

How could I get up there and say, 'People, we've got to do better,' when I was the poster child for everything that was wrong? I've always believed leaders don't ask others to do what they're unwilling to do.

I'm human, I'm not perfect. I make mistakes all the time, but I guess my job is to keep those mistakes to myself, which I'm already fine doing and just try to be the best I can be for those kids.

When God hands you a gift, he also hands you a whip; and the whip is intended for self-flagellation solely.

In dreams begins responsibility.

I learned in an extremely hard way that the accountability falls with me.

Looking back, I am ashamed that I have not always upheld the values that I profess and believe in.

Nobody's perfect, but I hold myself accountable. I think about the choices I make because they not only affect me, they affect all of my fans and my family.

I've done enough wrong on my own, I don't want to get blamed for something I didn't do.

I'm really only responsible for my own actions.

We can't go out and tell ourselves we've done good if we haven't.

I stopped living according to my core values. I knew what I was doing was wrong but thought only about myself and thought I could get away with whatever I wanted to.

Even if the exercise of my responsibility becomes my burden, I’ll bear it. But I can tell you I am going to sleep well tonight knowing I’ve made the right decision.

I have an obligation to the people of Illinois, to the Senate and to myself to leave the Senate while I am still eager to serve, not after I tire of serving.

You ask me why I air your dirty laundry, but you do not ask yourself why you soil it to begin with.

It's not my style to blame anybody else.

Be honest with yourself about what you're blowing off. A little cancellation here or a bow-out there can add up... but only if you refuse to acknowledge your actions.

There is no point in pointing fingers because there are three fingers pointing back at you.

I think life would be a lot easier if people were able to stand in their mistakes and not backtrack. If you did something wrong, own it. Like, hold your own.

In retrospect, I had a lot of shortcomings and didn't take care of the things that needed to be taken care of, and that's all my fault.

There are things you can't walk away from. Not if you want to live with yourself afterward.

If you’re not accountable in life that means ultimately that your life doesn’t count.