Quotes from Bill Clinton

I do not believe that the politics of personal destruction is what the American people are interested in.

I do not believe we can repair the basic fabric of society until people who are willing to work have work. Work organizes life. It gives structure and discipline to life.

I'll be with you until the last dog dies.

One day I woke up and I was the oldest person in every room.

I experimented with marijuana a time or two. And I didn't like it, and didn't inhale, and never tried it again.

The era of big government is over.

[W]e're into a whole new world with the Internet, and whenever we sort of cross another plateau in our development, there are those who seek to take advantage of it. So this is a replay of things that have happened throughout our history.

I feel your pain.

Edgar Wayburn has worked to preserve the most breath-taking examples of the American landscape. In fact, over the course of more than a half-century, both as President of the Sierra Club and as a private citizen, he has saved more of our wilderness than any person alive.

Our land of new promise will be a nation that meets its obligations, a nation that balances its budget, but never loses the balance of its values.

The First Amendment does not require students to leave their religion at the schoolhouse door. … If students can wear T-shirts advertising sports teams, rock groups or politicians, they can also wear T-shirts that promote religion. … Religion is too important to our history and our heritage for us to keep it out of our schools.

We must free science and medicine from the grasp of politics.

You know, by the time you become the leader of a country, someone else makes all the decisions. ... You may find you can get away with virtual presidents, virtual prime ministers, virtual everything.

We all do better when we work together. Our differences do matter, but our common humanity matters more.

from Bill Clinton speech- People are more impressed by the power of our example rather than the example of our power...

There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America.

When our memories outweigh our dreams, it is then that we become old.

If you live long enough, you'll make mistakes. But if you learn from them, you'll be a better person. It's how you handle adversity, not how it affects you. The main thing is never quit, never quit, never quit.

The real differences around the world today are not between Jews and Arabs; Protestants and Catholics; Muslims, Croats, and Serbs. The real differences are between those who embrace peace and those who would destroy it. Between those who look to the future and those who cling to the past. Between those who open their arms and those who are determined to clench their fists.

Being President is like being the groundskeeper in a cemetery: there are a lot of people under you, but none of them are listening.

If you want to live like a Republican, vote like a Democrat.

People around the world have always been more impressed by the power of our example than by the example of our power.

All America loses when any person is denied or forced out of a job because of sexual orientation. Being gay, the last time I thought about it, seemed to have nothing to do with the ability to read a balance book, fix a broken bone, or change a spark plug.

We cannot build our own future without helping others to build theirs.