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Ronald Reagan Quotes - Page 22

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We meant to change a nation, and instead, we changed a world.

We meant to change a nation, and instead, we changed a world.

Change, World, Changed

Farewell Address to the Nation, delivered 11 January 1989, Washington D.C.

T]he state Republican chairman, Gaylord Parkinson, postulated what he called the Eleventh Commandment: Thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow Republican.

Republican, Speak, Politician

Ronald Reagan (2011). “An American Life: An Enhanced eBook with CBS Video: The Autobiography”, p.129, Simon and Schuster

Our spirit is back, but we haven't reinstitutionalized it. We've got to do a better job of getting across that America is freedom - freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of enterprise. And freedom is special and rare. It's fragile; it needs production [protection].

Jobs, America, Freedom Of Speech

Ronald Reagan's Farewell Address to the Nation, www.reaganlibrary.gov. January 11, 1989.

What is important is that one strives to achieve a goal.

Goal, Important, Strive

There was a time when "sound as a dollar" was a description, not a joke.

Sound, Dollars, Description

I have left orders to be awakened at any time during national emergency, even if I'm in a cabinet meeting.

Funny, Nature, Order

Heroes may not be braver than anyone else. They're just braver five minutes longer.

Hero, Army, Brave

Ronald Reagan (2004). “Speaking My Mind: Selected Speeches”, p.426, Simon and Schuster

They say the world has become too complex for simple answers. They are wrong.

Business, Simple, Answers

Ronald Reagan (2004). “The Greatest Speeches of Ronald Reagan”, p.4, NewsMax Media, Inc.

A moment I've been dreading. George brought his ne're-do-well son around this morning and asked me to find the kid a job. Not the political one who lives in Florida. The one who hangs around here all the time looking shiftless. This so-called kid is already almost 40 and has never had a real job. Maybe I'll call Kinsley over at The New Republic and see if they'll hire him as a contributing editor or something. That looks like easy work.

Morning, Jobs, Real

When we speak of peace, we should not mean just the absence of war. True peace rests on the pillars of individual freedom, human rights, national self-determination, and respect for the rule of law.

Determination, Freedom, War

Ronald Reagan (2004). “Speaking My Mind: Selected Speeches”, p.249, Simon and Schuster

Now, so there will be no misunderstanding, it's not my intention to do away with government. It is rather to make it work - work with us, not over us; to stand by our side, not ride on our back. Government can and must provide opportunity, not smother it; foster productivity, not stifle it.

Opportunity, Government, Sides

First Inaugural Address, delivered 20 January 1981

The challenge of statesmanship is to have the vision to dream of a better, safer world and the courage, persistence, and patience to turn that dream into reality.

Dream, Perseverance, Persistence

United States. President (1981-1989 : Reagan), Ronald Reagan (1982). “Ronald Reagan”

Life involves effort and growth. You won't grow by watching a situation comedy, though you can grow by reading a book. I hope we aren't becoming a nation of watchers, because what made us great is that we've always been a nation of doers.

Reading, Book, Effort

United States. President (1981-1989 : Reagan), Ronald Reagan (1982). “Ronald Reagan”

A broader reading of history shows that appeasement, no matter how it is labeled, never fulfills the hopes of the appeasers.

Reading, Matter, Appeasement

Ronald Reagan (1998). “A Shining City: The Legacy of Ronald Reagan”

My philosophy of life is that if we make up our mind what we are going to make of our lives, then work hard toward that goal, we never lose - somehow we win out.

Inspirational, Motivational, Leadership

The person who pays an ounce of principle for a pound of popularity gets badly cheated.

Pay, Pounds, Principles

When the Commander-in-Chief of a nation finds it necessary to order employees of the government or agencies of the government to do things that would technically break the law, he has to be able to declare it legal for them to do that.

Agency, Government, Order

Response to the Frost-Nixon interviews on the Watergate scandal, UPI, May 21, 1977.

The defense policy of the United States is based on a simple premise: The United States does not start fights. We will never be an aggressor.

Peace, War, Fighting

United States. President (1981-1989 : Reagan), United States. President (1981-1989 : Reagan)., Ronald Reagan, United States. Office of the Federal Register (1982). “Ronald Reagan”

Mankind's journey into space, like every great voyage of discovery, will become part of our unending journey of liberation. In the limitless reaches of space, we will find liberation from tyranny, from scarcity, from ignorance and from war. We will find the means to protect this Earth and to nurture every human life, and to explore the universe. . . .This is our mission, this is our destiny.

War, Mean, Ignorance

United States. President (1981-1989 : Reagan), Ronald Reagan (1991). “Ronald Reagan”

The dustbin of history is littered with remains of those countries that relied on diplomacy to secure their freedom. We must never forget . . . in the final analysis . . . that it is our military, industrial and economic strength that offers the best guarantee of peace for America in times of danger.

Country, Military, America

Ronald Reagan (1975). “The quotable Ronald Reagan: the common sense and straight talk of former California Governor, Ronald Reagan”

All the waste in a year from a nuclear power plant can be stored under a desk.

Funny, Years, Office

"Burlington Free Press" (Vermont), February 15, 1980.

Greatest gift is human life and that we have a duty to protect the life of an unborn child.

Children, Unborn Child, Politics

"Ronald Reagan's Weekly Radio Addresses - The President Speaks to America - Volume 1: The First Term".

While I take inspiration from the past, like most Americans, I live for the future.

Inspiration, Future, Past

Ronald Reagan (2004). “The Greatest Speeches of Ronald Reagan”, p.268, NewsMax Media, Inc.

No matter how big and powerful government gets, and the many services it provides, it can never take the place of volunteers.

Powerful, Government, Volunteer

I've always thought New Year's Day was an especially American tradition, full of the optimism and hope we're famous for in our daily lives -- an energy and confidence we call the American spirit. Perhaps because we know we control our own destiny, we believe deep down inside that working together we can make each new year better than the old.

New Year, Believe, Destiny

United States. President (1981-1989 : Reagan), United States. President (1981-1989 : Reagan)., Ronald Reagan, United States. Office of the Federal Register (1982). “Ronald Reagan”

Born: February 6, 1911 - June 5, 2004
Occupation: 40th U.S. President

Quotes: 1096

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