Success is not the measure of a man but a triumph over those who choose to hold him back.
WILLIAM J. CLINTONBeing President is a little like being the grounds-keeper at a cemetery: there’s plenty of people below you but no one’s listening.
More William J. Clinton Quotes
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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.
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Our policy is guided by the principle that we will keep unauthorized aliens out of the United States, welcome legal immigrants, and protect refugees from harm. Our solutions rely on working in partnership with States and communities.
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In the emerging global economy, everything is mobile: capital, factories, even entire industries. The only resource that’s really rooted in a nation–and the ultimate source of all its wealth–is its people.
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Noting his mother’s visit to Las Vegas the weekend before she died. She got to go to heaven four days early.
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We need not just a new generation of leadership but a new gender of leadership
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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.
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We must say no to illegal immigration so we can continue to say yes to legal immigration.
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Technology really has turned out to be a wonderful thing. . . . So Americans really are tuning in in positive ways on the Internet.
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Just as war is freedom’s cost, disagreement is freedom’s privilege.
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If the personal freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution inhibit the government’s ability to govern the people, we should look to limit those guarantees.
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Nobody is right all the time and even a broken clock is right twice a day.
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When it comes to anything that’s social, whether it’s your family, your school, your community, your business or your country, winning is a team sport.
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Profound and powerful forces are shaking and remaking our world. And the urgent question of our time is whether we can make change our friend and not our enemy.
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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.
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I believe that this country’s policies should be heavily biased in favor of nondiscrimination.
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