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. CLINTONThe only preparation for prospering in the global economy is investing in ourselves.
More William J. Clinton Quotes
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People should really take care when they vote, and pay more attention to what people say they’re going to do – instead of just how they feel about how things are going.
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We have a unique opportunity to unite America, urban and rural, coastal and midwestern, red and blue, under the banner of a truly unifying national effort. We can start right now.
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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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We should pass a flex time law that allows employees to take their overtime pay in money or in time off, depending on what’s better for their family.
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In our hearts and in our laws, we must treat all our people with fairness and dignity, regardless of their race, religion, gender or sexual orientation. . . .
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…the fact [is] that our borders leak like a sieve: those things cannot be permitted to continue in good conscience.
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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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I think that the responsibility that the Democrats had may rest more in resisting any efforts by Republicans in the Congress, or by me when I was President, to put some standards and tighten up a little on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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On Bill Clinton: I have a simple question: Who’s the last President to give you a balanced budget?
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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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If we disagree and I think I’m right, I just go ahead and do what I think is right. And then she tells me, ‘I told you so.’
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I think what breaks people is not adversity; what breaks people is thinking that tomorrow is going to be just like yesterday. That’s what’s numbing – if you think you can’t change, you can’t be better. And I didn’t like that.
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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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There’s a big conservative press unabashedly and for the Democrats and even people to the left of the Democratic party, there’s almost virtually no outlets that you can compare with the vast array of conservative press that’s out there.
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More people can be great leaders than think they can, but they need a purpose greater than themselves.
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