William J. Clinton Quotes

I am opposed to abortion and to government funding of abortions. We should not spend state funds on abortions because so many people believe abortion is wrong.

I believe in religious liberty. I believe in freedom of speech. I believe in working hard and playing by the rules. I'm showing up for work tomorrow.

If we were being attached by space aliens, we wouldn't be playing these kinds of games.

Abortion should not only be safe and legal, it should be rare.

We can't renew America unless more of us, I mean all of us, are willing to join churches.

Though I often disagree with Republicans, I never learned to hate them the way the far right that now controls their party seems to hate our president [Barack Obama] and a lot of other Democrats.

We're all in this together is a far better philosophy than you're on your own.

No one who has lived through the second half of the 20th century could possibly be blind to the enormous impact of exchange programs on the future of countries.

Simply put, unsustainable debt is helping to keep too many poor countries and poor people in poverty.

I had some words with my wife, and she had some paragraphs with me.

Great rewards will come to those who can live together, learn together, work together, forge new ties that bind together.

I've been in politics long enough to expect criticism and hostility. But I was unprepared for the hatred I get from Christians. Why do Christians hate so much?.

We know that progress is not inevitable. But neither was victory upon these beaches. Now, as then, the inner voice tells us to stand up and move forward. Now, as then, free people must choose.

Politics is not religion and we should govern on the basis of evidence, not theology.

My only enemy is right-wing religious fundamentalism.

Though we march to the music of our time, our mission is timeless.

I tried to walk a line between acting lawfully AND testifying falsely, but I now realize that I did not fully accomplish that goal.

Our Nation owes a lasting debt of gratitude to all those selfless members of our Armed Forces who have risked their own freedom and safety to defend the the lives and liberty of others.

I believe that this country's policies should be heavily biased in favor of nondiscrimination.

A great democracy doesn't make it harder to vote than to buy an assault weapon.

The Bible is the authoritative Word of God and contains all truth.

One of the things that all kids are taught by their parents is this old "sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never hurt me."

Americans long to be united. After 9/11, we all just wanted to be one nation. Not a single American on September the 12, 2001, cared who won the next presidential election.

Character doesn't matter.

The problem with any ideology is that it gives you the answer before you examine the evidence.

The Republicans could mess up a two car parade

Today’s generation of young people holds more power than any generation before it to make a positive impact on the world.

Today's possibilities are not tomorrows guarantees.

The hard fact is that so long as Saddam remains in power, he threatens the well-being of his people, the peace of his region, and the security of the world.

I have said many times-if I hadn't been exposed to music as a child I don't think I would have been president.

The future is not an inheritance, it is an opportunity and an obligation.

You know, by the time you become the leader of a country, someone else makes all the decisions. ... You may find you can get away with virtual presidents, virtual prime ministers, virtual everything.

The first thing you ought to do when you find yourself in a hole is quit digging. . . . Instead they are looking for a bigger shovel.

People should really take care when they vote, and pay more attention to what people say they're going to do - instead of just how they feel about how things are going.

No one can change yesterday, but we can all change tomorrow.

History will remember Nelson Mandela as a champion for human dignity and freedom, for peace and reconciliation.

We should make it a crime even to attempt to pollute. Our children should grow up next to parks, not poison.

Only the police should have handguns.

We're going to build the bridge to the 21st century, we have to make our children free - free of the vise grip of guns and gangs and drugs; free to build lives of hope.

President Obama's record on national security is a tribute to his strength, and judgment, and to his preference for inclusion and partnership over partisanship.

I came of age believing that, no matter what happened, I would always be able to support myself.

When times are tough, constant conflict may be good politics but in the real world, cooperation works better. After all, nobody's right all the time, and a broken clock is right twice a day.

Though our challenges are fearsome, so are our strengths. Americans have ever been a relentless, questioning, hopeful people.

Somehow we all end up paying for what we do.

The first thing I had to start with was, you know, we don't have a war. We don't have a depression, we don't have a Cold War.

The most powerful people on earth are focus groups.

I like the vegetables, the fruits, the beans, the stuff I eat now...All my blood tests are good, and my vital signs are good, and I feel good, and I also have, believe it or not, more energy.

People like change in general, but not in particular.

[It] has a lot of things in it that I like, but I think it's way too hard on financing things from immigrants.

The simple fact is that we must not-and we will not-surrender our borders to those who wish to exploit our history of compassion and justice.