369 Quotes by Bill Clinton

  • Author Bill Clinton
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    I think that the country needs a debate that's not a screaming match. . . . And I think too many times we have these arguments on these talk shows where they're trying to get ratings by generating heat, when we ought to be trying to generate more light.

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    I'm having to become quite an expert at this business of asking for forgiveness, and it gets a little easier the more you do it. And if you have a family, an administration, a Congress and a whole country to ask, you're going to get a lot of practice.

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    I think that the trend toward freedom is virtually irreversible . . . these folks are too young and too vigorous.

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    I think that we ought to say in this area that we do not intend to stop working until America is the safest big country in the world,

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    Pre-emptive action today may come back with unwelcome consequences in the future because -- and I have ordered this kind of action -- I don't care how precise your bombs and weapons are, when you set them off innocent people die.

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  • Author Bill Clinton
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    I like the job. . . . The bad days are part of it. I didn't run to have a pleasant time, I ran to have the chance to change the country, and if the bad days come with it -- that's a part of life, and it's humbling and educational. It keeps you in your place.

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