188 Quotes by Gerald R. Ford

The power and diversity of the Armed Forces, active Guard and Reserve, the resolve of our fellow citizens, the flexibility in our command to navigate international waters that remain troubled are all essential to our security.

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.

For millions of men and women, the church has been the hospital for the soul, the school for the mind and the safe depository for moral ideas.

Compromise is the oil that makes governments go.

I remain convinced that pardoning Nixon was the right thing to do.

I would hope that understanding and reconciliation are not limited to the 19th hole alone.

Our great Republic is a government of laws and not of men. Here, the people rule.

I couldn't wait to start the day.

My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over.