William J. Clinton Quotes - Page 18

• When some Republican governors asked to try new ways to put people on welfare back to work, the Obama Administration said they would only do it if they had a credible plan to increase employment by 20%. You hear that? More work. So the claim that President Obama weakened welfare reform's work requirement is just not true.

  William J. Clinton

  People, Trying, President

  "Bill Clinton Speech Text: Read The Former President’s Democratic Convention Remarks", www.huffingtonpost.com. September 5, 2012.

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• We live in a completely interdependent world, which simply means we can not escape each other. How we respond to AIDS depends, in part, on whether we understand this interdependence. It is not someone else's problem. This is everybody's problem.

  William J. Clinton

  Mean, Hiv, Aids Day

  "Fighting Stigma: Why the Depiction of Illness Matters" by David M. Kirby, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 15, 2016.

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• 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.

  William J. Clinton

  Jobs, Book, Gay

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• America just works better when more people have a chance to live their dreams.

  William J. Clinton

  Positive, Dream, America

  "Clinton: Time again to choose a more perfect union", www.cnn.com. July 27, 2004.

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• I want American Dream growth - lots of new businesses, well-paying jobs, and American leadership in new industries, like clean energy and biotechnology.

  William J. Clinton

  Dream, Jobs, Growth

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• I personally don't believe we ought to be raising taxes or cutting spending, either one, until we get this economy off the ground. I'll pay more, but it won't solve the problem.

  William J. Clinton

  Believe, Cutting, Pay

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• In today's knowledge-based economy, what you earn depends on what you learn. Jobs in the information technology sector, for example, pay 85 percent more than the private sector average.

  William J. Clinton

  Success, Jobs, Business

  Clinton, William J. (2000). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton, 2000-2001”, p.2214, Best Books on

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• One of the main reasons we ought to re-elect President Obama is that he is still committed to constructive cooperation... He appointed Republican secretaries of defense, the Army and transportation. He appointed a vice president who ran against him in 2008.

  William J. Clinton

  Army, America, President

  William J. "Bill" Clinton's speech at the Democratic National Convention, www.nytimes.com. September 5, 2012.

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• Our democracy must be not only the envy of the world but the engine of our own renewal. There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America.

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  America, Envy, Democracy

  Clinton, William J. (1994). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton, 1993”, p.5, Best Books on

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• Posterity is the world to come; the world for whom we hold our ideals, from whom we have borrowed our planet, and to whom we bear sacred responsibility. We must do what America does best: offer more opportunity to all and demand responsibility from all.

  William J. Clinton

  Responsibility, Opportunity, America

  Clinton, William J. (1994). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton, 1993”, p.2, Best Books on

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• President Obama has offered a plan with 4 trillion dollars in debt reduction over a decade, with two and a half dollars of spending reductions for every one dollar of revenue increases, and tight controls on future spending. It's the kind of balanced approach proposed by the bipartisan Simpson-Bowles commission.

  William J. Clinton

  Two, President, Dollars

  William J. Clinton's speech to the Democratic National Convention, www.washingtonpost.com. September 5, 2012.

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• Remember, Republican economic policies quadrupled the debt before I took office and doubled it after I left. We simply can't afford to double-down on trickle-down.

  William J. Clinton

  Office, Debt, Remember

  William J. Clinton's speech to the Democratic National Convention, www.washingtonpost.com. September 5, 2012.

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• Because primarily of the power of the Internet, people of modest means can band together and amass vast sums of money that can change the world for some public good if they all agree.

  William J. Clinton

  Mean, People, Together

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• I am grateful to President George W. Bush for PEPFAR, which is saving the lives of millions of people in poor countries and to both Presidents Bush for the work we've done together after the South Asia tsunami, Hurricane Katrina and the Haitian earthquake.

  William J. Clinton

  Country, Grateful, Earthquakes

  "Transcript: Bill Clinton's Democratic Convention Speech". abcnews.go.com. September 5, 2012.

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• The price of doing the same old thing is far higher than the price of change.

  William J. Clinton

  Change, Inspiring, Life Changing

  Clinton, William J. (1994). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton, 1993”, p.167, Best Books on

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• It is inconceivable that anyone could say we have tried to hide anything

  William J. Clinton

  Stupid, Humorous

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• Each generation of Americans must define what it means to be an American.

  William J. Clinton

  Mean, What It Means To Be An American, Generations

  Bill Clinton's first inauguration speech, www.aol.com. January 20, 1993.

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• I'm very proud that the first bill I had the opportunity to sign into law as President was the Family and Medical Leave Act No parent should ever have to choose between work and family; between earning a decent wage and caring for a child.

  William J. Clinton

  Children, Caring, Opportunity

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• If a President of the United States ever lied to the American people, he should resign.

  William J. Clinton

  Stupid, Humorous, People

  "IMPEACHMENT; The Debate on Articles of Impeachment Against President Clinton". www.nytimes.com. December 19, 1998.

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• Palestinians are a hard-working and an incredible community. They have done remarkably well outside their country. I have never met a poor Palestinian in the United States; every Palestinian I know is a college professor or a doctor.

  William J. Clinton

  Country, Hard Work, College

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• Climate change is more remote than terror but a more profound threat to the future of the children and the grandchildren and the great-grandchildren I hope all of you have.

  William J. Clinton

  Children, Profound, Climate

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• No wonder Americans hate politics when, year in and year out, they hear politicians make promises that won't come true because they don't even mean them - campaign fantasies that win elections but don't get nations moving again

  William J. Clinton

  Hate, Moving, Mean

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• I think the country could be spared a lot of agony and the government could worry about inflation and a lot of other problems if [Nixon would] go on and resign. [There is] no question that an admission of making false statements to government officials and interfering with the FBI and the CIA is an impeachable offense.

  William J. Clinton

  Country, Thinking, Government

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• Rarely have Americans lived through so much change, in so many ways, in so short a time. Quietly, but with gathering force, the ground has shifted beneath our feet as we have moved into an Information Age, a global economy, a truly new world.

  William J. Clinton

  Feet, Age, Gathering

  Clinton, William J. (1999). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton, 1998”, p.112, Best Books on

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• We must all be profoundly grateful for the magnificent achievements of our forbearers in this century. Yet perhaps in the daily press of events, in the clash of controversy, we don't see our own time for what it truly is - a new dawn for America.

  William J. Clinton

  Grateful, America, Achievement

  Clinton, William J. (2000). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton, 1999”, p.71, Best Books on

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