When times are tough and people are frustrated and angry and hurting and uncertain, the politics of constant conflict may be good. But what is good politics does not necessarily work in the real world. What works in the real world is cooperation.

Bill Clinton

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Success is not the measure of a man but a triumph over those who choose to hold him back.
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Choice Himself Hold Man Measurement Success
Being President is a little like being the grounds-keeper at a cemetery: there’s plenty of people below you but no one’s listening.
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Grave Listening Oneself President
There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured with what is right in America.
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Cure Government Right Wrong
The Constitution is a radical document, it is the job of the government to rein in people’s rights.
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Constitution Document Government Job People Right
So much of modern politics is focused not on honest differences of policy but on personal attacks.
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Attachment Difference Honesty Modern Personal Politics
If you want to have a good life you have to have some constructive outlet for your feelings.
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Construction Feeling Goodness Life Yourself
When personal freedom’s being abused, you have to move to limit it. That’s what we did in the announcement I made last weekend on the public housing projects, about how we’re going to have weapon sweeps.
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Abuse Freedom Home Limitation Personal Weapon
Abortion should not only be safe and legal, it should be rare.
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Legal Rare Safety
Promising too much can be as cruel as caring too little.
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Care Cruelty Promise
Politics gives guys so much power that they tend to behave badly around women. And I hope I never get into that.
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Bad Hope Myself Politics Power Woman
Keep your eyes on the prize and don’t turn back.
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Brave Eyes Inspirational Return Yourself
I misled people, including even my wife.
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Myself People Wife
Globalisation is not something that we can hold off or turn off. It is the economic equivalent of a force of nature, like wind or water.
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Economic Force Global Hold Nature Water Wind
We must say no to illegal immigration so we can continue to say yes to legal immigration.
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Decline Illegal Move Unity
Character doesn’t matter.
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Character One Liner
I still believe in a place called Hope.
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Believe Hope Myself Place
Today’s possibilities are not tomorrows guarantees.
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Future Possible Present
Politics is not religion and we should govern on the basis of evidence, not theology.
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Evidence Government Politics Religion Rule Theory
Any president that lies to the American people should have to resign.
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Lying People President
The most powerful people on earth are focus groups.
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Earth Focus People Powerful
We cannot build our own future without helping others to build theirs.
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Build Future Help
You can’t say you love your country and hate your government.
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Country Government Hate Love Yourself
When times are tough and people are frustrated and angry and hurting and uncertain, the politics of constant conflict may be good. But what is good politics does not necessarily work in the real world. What works in the real world is cooperation.
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Angry Frustration Goodness Hurt People Time Tough
Sarah, there’s a government inside the government, and I don’t control it.
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Control Government Myself
We must teach our children to resolve their conflicts with words, not weapons.
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Children Teaching Weapon Word
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.
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Abortion Government Myself People Wrong
You can put wings on a pig, but you don’t make it an eagle.
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Animal Bird Wings Yourself

When times are tough and people are frustrated and angry and hurting and uncertain, the politics of constant conflict may be good. But what is good politics does not necessarily work in the real world. What works in the real world is cooperation.

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When times are tough and people are frustrated and angry and hurting and uncertain, the politics of constant conflict may be good. But what is good politics does not necessarily work in the real world. What works in the real world is cooperation.

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