Teddy Roosevelt... once said, 'Speak sof... by Gerald R. Ford | We Heart Quotes

President Republican United States Nixon Watergate

Teddy Roosevelt... once said, 'Speak softly and carry a big stick.' Jimmy Carter wants to speak loudly and carry a fly swatter.

- Gerald R. Ford

Other quotes by Gerald R. Ford

America

The political lesson of Watergate is this: Never again must America allow an arrogant, elite guard of political adolescents to by-pass the regular party organization and dictate the terms of a national election.

- Gerald R. Ford

Right Life

The pat on the back, the arm around the shoulder, the praise for what was done right and the sympathetic nod for what wasn't are as much a part of golf as life itself.

- Gerald R. Ford

Today

Things are more like today than they have ever been before.

- Gerald R. Ford

Country World

I cannot imagine any other country in the world where the opposition would seek, and the chief executive would allow, the dissemination of his most private and personal conversations with his staff, which, to be honest, do not exactly confer sainthood on anyone concerned.

- Gerald R. Ford

Name Football Pretty Today

I had pro offers from the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers, who were pretty hard up for linemen in those days. If I had gone into professional football the name Jerry Ford might have been a household word today.

- Gerald R. Ford

Love

I love sports. Whenever I can, I always watch the Detroit Tigers on the radio.

- Gerald R. Ford

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Even though this is late in an election year, there is no way we can go forward except together and no way anybody can win except by serving the people's urgent needs. We cannot stand still or slip backwards. We must go forward now together.

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I look forward to a great future for America - a future in which our country will match its military strength with our moral restraint, its wealth with our wisdom, its power with our purpose.

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