If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.. (English proverb) Talk of the devil - and the devil appears. (Bulgarian proverb) The bride doesn't know how to dance, she says the floor is slanted. (Armenian proverb) It's not only cooks that wear long knives. (Dutch proverb)
Ronald Reagan was born in an apartment in Tampico, Illinois on February 6, 1911 above the H.C. Pitney Variety Store. Reagan had a deep belief in the goodness of people probably due to the optimism of his mother.onald learned first hand from his father about hard work and dedication, a work ethic he would adopt. His was charming and a good storyteller, a quality also learned by Ronald and embraced throughout his adulthood. A final aspect of the elder Reagan was his emphasis on judging the individual without prejudice.
Reagan won 489 electoral votes to 49 for President Jimmy Carter. On January 20, 1981, Reagan took office. Only 69 days later he was shot by a would-be assassin, but quickly recovered and returned to duty. His grace and wit during the dangerous incident caused his popularity to soar.s president of the Screen Actors Guild, Reagan became embroiled in disputes over the issue of Communism in the film industry; his political views shifted from liberal to conservative. He toured the country as a television host, becoming a spokesman for conservatism.