It is pretty hard to talk about responsibility unless you have exercised it yourself. William J. Clinton More Quotes by William J. Clinton More Quotes From William J. Clinton When people are feeling insecure, they'd rather have someone who is strong and wrong rather than somebody who is weak and right. William J. Clinton insecurestrongpeople 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. William J. Clinton presidentlisteningpeople Government is not the problem, and government is not the solution. We - the American people - we are the solution. William J. Clinton governmentproblempeople Nobody is right all the time and even a broken clock is right twice a day. William J. Clinton clockbroken When we put aside partisanship, embrace the best ideas regardless of where they come from and work for principled compromise, we can move America not left or right, but forward. William J. Clinton americaideasmoving 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. William J. Clinton effortresponsibilitythinking Sure enough at Oxford, I was another Yank half a step behind. William J. Clinton halfoxfordsteps America can no longer afford to get the Nobel Prizes while our competitors get the profits. William J. Clinton profitnobelamerica The only preparation for prospering in the global economy is investing in ourselves. William J. Clinton investingeconomypreparation Over time, the more we bring China into the world, the more the world will bring freedom to China. William J. Clinton chinaworld You need to know that a member of Congress who refuses to allow the minimum wage to come up for a vote made more money during last year's one-month government shutdown than a minimum wage worker makes in an entire year. William J. Clinton governmentyearsneeds When you strip away all the little things that divide us, it's important to remember how tied we are William J. Clinton importantlittlesremember We need not just a new generation of leadership but a new gender of leadership William J. Clinton gendergenerationsneeds If you want to know where I come by the passionate commitment I have to bringing people together without regard to race, it all started with my grandfather. William J. Clinton racepeoplecommitment I think that most small amounts of marijuana have been decriminalized in some places, and should be. We really need a re-examination of our entire policy on imprisonment...Our imprisonment policies are counterproductive. William J. Clinton marijuananeedsthinking We know that when we protect our oceans we're protecting our future. William J. Clinton environmentoceansea I might not be the same, but that's not important/No freedom till we're equal, damn right I support it William J. Clinton equalitygayinspiring After years of denial and deception, the Philip Morris company has admitted that cigarette smoking causes lung cancer and other diseases. This formal acknowledgment comes far too late but still we must all welcome it. It can be the beginning of clearing the air. William J. Clinton cancerairyears Don't you ever orget that in the end, our future is tied to people, that it's more about ideas than a tax. William J. Clinton endsforgetpeople I always get nervous when people start talking about legacies. William J. Clinton legacytalkingpeople
