Top 10 Quotes & Sayings by Donald T. Regan

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American public servant Donald T. Regan.

Last updated on December 22, 2024.

Donald Thomas Regan was the 66th United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1981 to 1985 and the White House Chief of Staff from 1985 to 1987 under Ronald Reagan. In the Reagan administration, he advocated "Reaganomics" and tax cuts as a means to create jobs and to stimulate production.

American - Public Servant | December 21, 1918 - June 10, 2003

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You've got to give loyalty down, if you want loyalty up.

Donald T. Regan

At dinner parties I sit below the salt now. There are a lot of interesting people there.

Donald T. Regan

It's an ear job, not an eye job.

Donald T. Regan

We do many things at the federal level that would be considered dishonest and illegal if done in the private sector.

Donald T. Regan

By no means was it really teed up for him.

Donald T. Regan

Some of us are like a shovel brigade that follow a parade down Main Street cleaning up.

Donald T. Regan

I read all these stories that I don't know anything about politics. But I must know something. I've had some good victories in Congress, and I've survived this town for four years.

Donald T. Regan

One of the high spots of the decade for me was offering the bill which culminated in the tax act of 1986, which brought rates down. That was the most difficult problem to solve: how to make the tax system of the United States more fair. We tried to make it simpler, but we failed on that one.

Donald T. Regan

It's common knowledge that a large percentage of Wall Street brokers use astrology.

Donald T. Regan

When all else fails, tell the truth.

Donald T. Regan