Literacy is not a luxury, it is a right and a responsibility. If our world is to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century we must harness the energy and creativity of all our citizens.
WILLIAM J. CLINTONOne of the things that I think we have learned is that we should all be very careful about making predictions about the future.
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These dilemmas present perhaps the most enduring conundrum of human history: can people derive their identity primarily by positive association or does life’s meaning also require negative comparison to others?
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We must all be profoundly grateful for the magnificent achievements of our forbearers in this century. Yet perhaps in the daily press of events, in the clash of controversy, we don’t see our own time for what it truly is – a new dawn for America.
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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.
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Though we march to the music of our time, our mission is timeless.
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Mental illness is nothing to be ashamed of, but stigma and bias shame us all.
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We must fortify African democracy and peace by launching Radio Democracy for Africa, supporting the transition to democracy now beginning to take place in Nigeria.
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Supporters of capital punishment bear a special responsibility to ensure the fairness of this irreversible punishment.
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In the new economy, information, education, and motivation are everything.
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Work is about more than making a living, as vital as that is. It’s fundamental to human dignity, to our sense of self-worth as useful, independent, free people.
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If you come from a wealthy country with open borders, unless you seriously believe you can kill, imprison or occupy all your enemies, you have to make a world with more friends and fewer enemies – with more partners and fewer terrorists.
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I think if the White House or the President want to say anything about our conversations or anything I tried to do to help our country with their support or at their request, then I think they should be the ones to do that. But I think that former presidents should do that.
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One of the things that I think we have learned is that we should all be very careful about making predictions about the future.
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But the truth is, countries have to do what is best in each instance to pursue both their interest and their values.
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Great rewards will come to those who can live together, learn together, work together, forge new ties that bind together.
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I’ve gained first hand knowledge of the challenges faced by people with disabilities. It’s made me understand that those of us who have full use of our physical faculties owe an enormous amount of respect and sensitivity to people who don’t.
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There seems to be no mainframe explanation for the PC world in which we’re living.
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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.
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Every tax cut I call for is targeted, it’s responsible and it is paid for within my balanced budget plan. My tax cuts will not undermine our economy. They will speed economic growth.
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We must work tirelessly to make sure that every boy and girl in America who is up for adoption has a family waiting to reach him or her…This is a season of miracles, and perhaps there is no greater miracle than finding a loving home for a child who needs one.
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The Constitution is a radical document… it is the job of the government to rein in people’s rights.
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Turning 50 gives me more yesterdays than tomorrows.
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Let’s create an integrated global community where we have shared benefits and responsibilities, and we don’t fight because of our differences.
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I did a lot of work on energy efficiency at the White House. By the time I left we had taken the equivalent of six hundred cars a year off the road in reduced greenhouse gas emissions just in the White House complex.
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I might not have been President if it hadn’t been for school music. Learning improves in school environments where there are comprehensive music programs.
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Education no longer stops on graduation day. We must demand excellence at every level of education.
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Nobody is right all the time and even a broken clock is right twice a day.
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