You can put wings on a pig, but you don't make it an eagle. William J. Clinton More Quotes by William J. Clinton More Quotes From William J. Clinton We must say no to illegal immigration so we can continue to say yes to legal immigration. William J. Clinton illegal-immigrationillegalimmigration Sometimes I feel like the fire hydrant looking at a pack of dogs. William J. Clinton firedogfunny Globalisation is not something that we can hold off or turn off. It is the economic equivalent of a force of nature, like wind or water. William J. Clinton economicwindwater When personal freedom's being abused, you have to move to limit it. That's what we did in the announcement I made last weekend on the public housing projects, about how we're going to have weapon sweeps William J. Clinton weekendgunmoving When I took office, only high energy physicists had ever heard of what is called the Worldwide Web... Now even my cat has its own page. William J. Clinton patrioticcathigh-heels When I first came to Washington in the 1960s, even at the height of the Vietnam War, until the end there in '68 there was a certain climate of cooperation. And then in the late sixties and in through the seventies, politics began getting more mean. And then from the eighties on it seemed to be institutionalized, this personal attack business. And I just hate it. William J. Clinton hatewarmean We should stay on the right track to the 21st century. Opportunity alone is not enough. I want to build an America in the 21st century in which all Americans take personal responsibility for themselves, their families, their communities and their country. William J. Clinton responsibilityopportunitycountry I tried marijuana once. I did not inhale. William J. Clinton marijuanainspirationalfunny Behind every great man there stands a great woman. Behind every great woman is a great behind. William J. Clinton behind-every-great-manbehindsmen If we want to invest in the prosperity of our nation, we must invest in the education of our children so that their talents may be fully employed. William J. Clinton educationmaychildren On Bill Clinton: I have a simple question: Who's the last President to give you a balanced budget? William J. Clinton presidentsimplegiving It might suprise you to know I think I raised them too much, too William J. Clinton humorousstupidthinking Character doesn't matter. William J. Clinton humorousstupidcharacter Every American should have above average income, and my Administration is going to see they get it. William J. Clinton politicalshould-haveaverage The great thing about not being president anymore is I can say whatever I want, about anything. Of course [now], nobody really cares what I say. And now I have the worst of all worlds -- my wife has become the secretary of state, so no one really cares what I say -- unless I mess up. William J. Clinton wifepresidentworld If you want to live like a Republican, vote like a Democrat. William J. Clinton humorwantfunny America's greatness depends on the ability of its citizens to make the most of their lives. Americans with disabilities are an enormous, often untapped reservoir of that potential. William J. Clinton greatnesscitizensamerica I am trying to be honest with you and it hurts me. Now. William J. Clinton humorousstupidhurt A lot of presidential memoirs, they say, are dull and self-serving. I hope mine is interesting and self-serving. William J. Clinton selfhopeinteresting When we got organized as a country, [and] wrote a fairly radical Constitution, with a radical Bill of Rights, giving radical amounts of freedom to Americans, it was assumed that Americans who had that freedom would use it responsibly...When personal freedom is being abused, you have to move to limit it. William J. Clinton guncountrymoving
