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.
WILLIAM J. CLINTONThe first thing you ought to do when you find yourself in a hole is quit digging. . . . Instead they are looking for a bigger shovel.
WILLIAM J. CLINTON[Hillary Clinton] isinsatiably curious, she’s a natural leader, she’s a good organiser, and she’s the best darn change maker I ever met in my entire life. This is a really important point for you to take out of this convention.
WILLIAM J. CLINTONI believe that this country’s policies should be heavily biased in favor of nondiscrimination.
WILLIAM J. CLINTONThere’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.
WILLIAM J. CLINTONIf 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.’
WILLIAM J. CLINTONMental illness is nothing to be ashamed of, but stigma and bias shame us all.
WILLIAM J. CLINTONHe was a martyr of peace but was the victim of hate. If people can’t let go of the hatred of their enemies they risk sowing the seeds of hate among themselves.
WILLIAM J. CLINTONThough I often disagree with Republicans, I never learned to hate them the way the far right that now controls their party seems to hate our president [Barack Obama] and a lot of other Democrats.
WILLIAM J. CLINTONLet’s create an integrated global community where we have shared benefits and responsibilities, and we don’t fight because of our differences.
WILLIAM J. CLINTONI’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.
WILLIAM J. CLINTONA great democracy doesn’t make it harder to vote than to buy an assault weapon.
WILLIAM J. CLINTONOur big goal should be to make connection to the Internet as common as connection to telephones is today.
WILLIAM J. CLINTONMore people can be great leaders than think they can, but they need a purpose greater than themselves.
WILLIAM J. CLINTONFrankly, I’m fed up with politicians in Washington lecturing the rest of us about family values. Our families have values. But our government doesn’t.
WILLIAM J. CLINTONBy the end of the first month of the 1995 session, each senator will have made more money than any person who works 40 hours a week at minimum wage for the entire year.
WILLIAM J. CLINTONWe passed welfare reform. All of you know I believe we were right to do it.
WILLIAM J. CLINTON