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.
WILLIAM J. CLINTONWhen 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.
More William J. Clinton Quotes
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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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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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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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Turning 50 gives me more yesterdays than tomorrows.
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My plan after office is to get up and spend that entire first day helping my wife move into her new senatorial office.
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The future is not an inheritance, it is an opportunity and an obligation.
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Any president that lies to the American people should have to resign.
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We passed welfare reform. All of you know I believe we were right to do it.
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There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured with what is right in America.
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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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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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We cannot idealize technology. Technology is only and always the reflection of our own imagination, and its uses must be conditioned by our own values. Technology can help cure diseases, but we can prevent a lot of diseases by old-fashioned changes in behavior.
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I like the job. That’s what I’ll miss the most… I’m not sure anybody ever liked this as much as I’ve liked it.
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We can’t be so fixated on our desire to preserve the rights of ordinary Americans.
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Forget what you may have heard about a digital divide or worries that the world is splintering into ‘info haves’ and ‘info have-nots.’ The fact is, technology fosters equality, and it’s often the relatively cheap and mundane devices that do the most good.
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