William J. Clinton Quotes

If we want to invest in the prosperity of our nation, we must invest in the education of our children so that their talents may be fully employed.

I still believe in a place called Hope.

So much of modern politics is focused not on honest differences of policy but on personal attacks.

What you earn depends on what you learn.

The purpose of government is to rein in the rights of the people.

If ever there comes a time when everyone you vote for wins and they do everything you think they should do, there will still be a gap between what is and what ought to be.

Sharing in God's blessings is at the heart of Thanksgiving and at the core of the American spirit.

We passed welfare reform. All of you know I believe we were right to do it.

We find as our interdependence increases that, on the whole, we do better when other people do better as well.

The only preparation for prospering in the global economy is investing in ourselves.

Let us all take more responsibility not only for ourselves and our families but for our communities and our country.

I haven't eaten at a McDonald's since I became President.

You live in the age of interdependence. Borders don't count for much or stop much, good or bad, anymore.

Keep your eyes on the prize and don't turn back.

We should scrub all of our federal regulations to find responsible ways to make life easier to small businesses, i want to be a small business president.

Yesterday is yesterday. If we try to recapture it, we will only lose tomorrow.

On Bill Clinton: I have a simple question: Who's the last President to give you a balanced budget?

Success is not the measure of a man but a triumph over those who choose to hold him back.

Let's create an integrated global community where we have shared benefits and responsibilities, and we don't fight because of our differences.

A few years ago, (Barack Obama) would have been getting us coffee.

In today's knowledge-based economy, what you earn depends on what you learn. Jobs in the information technology sector, for example, pay 85 percent more than the private sector average.

Sometimes I feel like the fire hydrant looking at a pack of dogs.

Indeed, I did have a relationship with Miss Lewinsky that was not appropriate. In fact, it was wrong.

It might suprise you to know I think I raised them too much, too

Let me say this as clearly as I can: No matter how sharp a grievance or how deep a hurt, there is no justification for killing innocents.

Any president that lies to the American people should have to resign.

Education no longer stops on graduation day. We must demand excellence at every level of education.

Every American should have above average income, and my Administration is going to see they get it.

America's greatness depends on the ability of its citizens to make the most of their lives. Americans with disabilities are an enormous, often untapped reservoir of that potential.

I like the job. That's what I'll miss the most... I'm not sure anybody ever liked this as much as I've liked it.

What works in the real world is cooperation.

Literacy is not a luxury, it is a right and a responsibility.

When we make college more affordable, we make the American dream more achievable.

Turning 50 gives me more yesterdays than tomorrows.

Justice may be blind, but we all know that diversity in the courts, as in all aspects of society, sharpens our vision and makes us a stronger nation.

Progress changes consciousness, and when people's consciousness changes, then their awareness of what is possible changes as well - a virtuous circle.

One way or the other, we are determined to deny Iraq the capacity to develop weapons of mass destruction and the missiles to deliver them. That is our bottom line.

If you want to know where I come by the passionate commitment I have to bringing people together without regard to race, it all started with my grandfather.

The era of big government is over.

By the end of the first month of the 1995 session, each senator will have made more money than any person who works 40 hours a week at minimum wage for the entire year.

If you want to live like a Republican, vote like a Democrat.

The 22nd Amendment should probably be modified to say two consecutive terms instead of two terms for a lifetime.

You are the most powerful cultural force in the world.

There seems to be no mainframe explanation for the PC world in which we're living.

If Saddam rejects peace and we have to use force, our purpose is clear. We want to seriously diminish the threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program.

Noting his mother's visit to Las Vegas the weekend before she died. She got to go to heaven four days early.

...Nixon's subversion [of the consititution] consisted of: One presidental lie; one invocation of presidental privilege, and zero criminal offences.

We will stand mighty for peace and freedom and maintain a strong defense against terror and destruction. Our children will sleep free from the threat of nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons.

Won't it be sad to have an Internet connection to Mars if there are no Martians to write to or e-mail us?

It's the biggest public health problem in America, the rising rates of obesity among our young people and very heavy statistics among our adult population.