William J. Clinton quotes

William J. Clinton, born on August 19, 1946, is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 42nd President of the United States. With a captivating personality and influential leadership skills, Clinton left an indelible mark on American history. During his presidency from 1993 to 2001, he championed economic growth, healthcare reform, and education. Clinton's administration also focused on improving international relations, notably through the Northern Ireland peace process and the signing of the Oslo Accords. Today, William J. Clinton is recognized as a prominent figure in politics and continues to contribute to various philanthropic ventures through the Clinton Foundation. Explore more about his remarkable career and legacy.

Because primarily of the power of the Internet, people of modest means can band together and amass vast sums of money that can change the world for some public good if they all agree.

- William J. Clinton

You know, everybody makes mistakes when they are president.

- William J. Clinton

Strength and wisdom are not opposing values.

- William J. Clinton

In a world with no systems, with chaos, everything becomes a guerilla struggle, and this predictability is not there. And it becomes almost impossible to save lives, educate kids, develop economies, whatever.

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When I took office, only high energy physicists had ever heard of what is called the Worldwide Web... Now even my cat has its own page.

- William J. Clinton

Part of our essential humanity is paying respect to what God gave us and what will be here a long time after we're gone.

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American and Israel share a special bond. Our relationship is unique among all nations. Like America, Israel is a strong democracy, a symbol of freedom, and an oasis of liberty, a home to the oppressed and persecuted.

- William J. Clinton

I am in support of the NRA position on gun control.

- William J. Clinton

We must teach our children to resolve their conflicts with words, not weapons.

- William J. Clinton

Never pick a fight with people who buy ink by the barrel.

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I believe I'm a better authority than anybody else in America on my own wife. I have never known a person with a stronger sense of right and wrong in my life ever.

- William J. Clinton

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.

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I don't believe you can find any evidence of the fact that I have changed government policy solely because of a contribution.

- William J. Clinton

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.

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

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Saddam Hussein didn't kill 3,100 people on Sept. 11. Osama bin Laden did, and as far as we know he's still alive.

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There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured with what is right in America.

- William J. Clinton

You can put wings on a pig, but you don't make it an eagle.

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

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A lot of presidential memoirs, they say, are dull and self-serving. I hope mine is interesting and self-serving.

- William J. Clinton

The new rage is to say that the government is the cause of all our problems, and if only we had no government, we'd have no problems. I can tell you, that contradicts evidence, history, and common sense.

- William J. Clinton

In the new economy, information, education, and motivation are everything.

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Today, many companies are reporting that their number one constraint on growth is the inability to hire workers with the necessary skills.

- William J. Clinton

Where are the jobs going to come from?Small business, manufacturing and clean energy. Where's the money to finance them? The banks and the corporations in America today have lots of money that they can invest right now.

- William J. Clinton

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.

- William J. Clinton

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

- William J. Clinton

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

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When I think about the world I would like to leave to my daughter and the grandchildren I hope to have, it is a world that moves away from unequal, unstable, unsustainable interdependence to integrated communities - locally, nationally and globally - that share the characteristics of all successful communities.

- William J. Clinton

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.

- William J. Clinton

You are the most powerful cultural force in the world.

- William J. Clinton