William J. Clinton
We have no intention of abandoning the American people to unproven theories and extreme positions. We're the people party and we're going to stick up for the people.Collection: Party
People will vote for someone who [they perceive] is strong and wrong before they will vote for someone who appears weak but is right.Collection: Strong
We Democrats think the country works better with a strong middle class, real opportunities for poor people to work their way into it and a relentless focus on the future, with business and government working together to promote growth and broadly shared prosperity. We think "we're all in this together" is a better philosophy than "you're on your own."Collection: Country
You cannot have an integrated world and have your say all the time. America can lead the world towards that, but we cannot dominate and run the world in that direction. There is a big difference.Collection: Running
Being gay, the last time I looked, had nothing to do with reading a balance book, fixing a broken bone or changing a spark plug.Collection: Book
We need to be creating a world that we would like to live in when we're not the biggest power on the block.Collection: Block
Somehow we all end up paying for what we do.Collection: Ends
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.Collection: War
I think the Democrats are going to have to be willing to give up, maybe, some short-term political gain by whipping up fears on some of these things - if it's a reasonable Social Security proposal, a reasonable Medicare proposal. We've got to deal with these things. You cannot have health care devour the economy.Collection: Giving Up
I don't know whether it's the finest public housing in America or the crown jewel of the American penal system.Collection: America
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.Collection: Country
Everybody knows that I have tougher ethics rules than any previous President.Collection: Stupid
The other thing we have to do is to take seriously the role in this problem of . . . older men who prey on underage women. . . . There are consequences to decisions and . . . one way or the other, people always wind up being held accountable.Collection: Men
I want to make it very clear that this middle-class tax cut, in my view, is central to any attempt we're going to make to have a short-term economic strategy and a long-term fairness strategy, which is part of getting this country going again.Collection: Country
Without question, bicycling is an efficient, economical and environmentally sound form of transportation and recreation. Bicycling is a great activity for families, recreational riders and commuters. Hillary, Chelsea and I have bicycles.Collection: Sound
We have a chance here to prove that [Rwanda], a country that almost slaughtered itself out of existence, can practice reconciliation, reorganize itself, focus on tomorrow and provide comprehensive, quality health care with minimal outside help.Collection: Country
If no one consumes these products, people will stop roducing them. They will not build it if you didn't come.Collection: People
Nothing big ever came from being small.Collection: Lonely
Our big goal should be to make connection to the Internet as common as connection to telephones is today.Collection: Goal
The most ethical administration in the history of the Republic.Collection: Stupid
I'm just trying to suppress my natural impulses and get back to work.Collection: Stupid
Today’s generation of young people holds more power than any generation before it to make a positive impact on the world.Collection: Impact
Education is not a privilege, it is a right!Collection: Privilege
A preemptive action today, however well-justified, may come back with unwelcome consequences in the future. And because... I've done this. I've ordered these kinds of actions - I don't care how precise your bombs and your weapons are, when you set them off, innocent people will die.Collection: People
Hope I lived up to my reputation for being slick.Collection: Reputation
The Republicans could mess up a two car paradeCollection: Two
Along the way they're (MLB) going to lose millions of more American fans.Collection: Mlb
The world knows of Rosa Parks because of a single, simple act of dignity and courage that struck a lethal blow to the foundations of legal bigotry.Collection: Blow
This will arguably be the third great revolution of America, if we can prove that we literally can live without having a dominant European culture.Collection: America
Volunteering is an act of heroism on a grand scale. And it matters profoundly. It does more than help people beat the odds; it changes the odds.Collection: Odds
The future belongs to those who are creative collaboratorsCollection: Creative
Heavy as they are, the costs of action must be weighed against the price of inaction. If Saddam defies the world and we fail to respond, we will face a far greater threat in the future. Saddam will strike again at his neighbors; he will make war on his own people. And mark my words, he will develop weapons of mass destruction. He will deploy them, and he will use them.Collection: War
Israel's democracy is the bedrock on which our relationship stands. It's a shining example for people around the world who are on the frontline of the struggle for democracy in their own lands. Our relationship is also based on our common interest in a more stable and peaceful Middle East, a Middle East that will finally accord Israel the recognition and acceptance that its people have yearned for so long and have been too long denied, a Middle East that will know greater democracy for all its peoples.Collection: Struggle
When people are feeling insecure, they’d rather have someone who is strong and wrong rather than somebody who is weak and right.Collection: Strong
Learning improves in school environments where there are comprehensive music and arts programs. They increase the ability of young people to do math. They increase the ability of young people to read. And most important of all, they’re a lot of fun.Collection: Fun
I may not have been the greatest president, but I’ve had the most fun eight years.Collection: Fun
All my life I’ve been interested in other people’s stories. I wanted to know them, understand them, feel them.Collection: Stories