Idealism without pragmatism is impotent. Pragmatism without idealism is meaningless. The key to effective leadership is pragmatic idealism.
¶ (Attributed)
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President Richard Milhous Nixon (1913-1994) US President (1967-74)
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.
¶ (Attributed)
Always remember, others may hate you, but those who hate you don't win, unless you hate them, and then you destroy yourself.
¶ (Attributed)
A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits.
¶ (Attributed)
There is no such thing as a nonpolitical speech by a politician.
¶ Address, Radio-Television Executives Society, New York (14 Sep 1955)
Quoted by The Christian Science Monitor the following day, but not in the press release of the speech.
The presidency has many problems, but boredom is the least of them.
¶ Interview on his 60th birthday (9 Jan 1973)
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