Famous quote by Richard M. Nixon

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Life isnt meant to be easy. Its hard to take being on the top - or on the bottom. I guess Im something of a fatalist.
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"Life isn't meant to be easy. It's hard to take being on the top - or on the bottom. I guess I'm something of a fatalist. You have to have a sense of history, I think, to survive some of these things... Life is one crisis after another"

- Richard M. Nixon

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This quote by Richard M. Nixon suggests that life is not indicated to be easy and that it can be tough to be in a position of power or to be in a position of weak point. Nixon suggests that he is a fatalist, indicating that he thinks that life is predetermined and that it is out of our control. He likewise recommends that having a sense of history is essential in order to endure the hardships of life. Nixon's quote indicates that life is a series of crises that we should deal with which it is necessary to have a sense of history in order to have the ability to manage them. This quote is a pointer that life is not constantly easy and that it is important to have a sense of history in order to have the ability to browse through the tough times.

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Richard M. Nixon This quote is written / told by Richard M. Nixon between January 9, 1913 and April 22, 1994. He was a famous President from USA. The author also have 67 other quotes.

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