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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

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

The more children see of violence, the more numb they are to the deadly consequences of violence. Now, video games like 'Mortal Kombat,' 'Killer Instinct,' and 'Doom,' the very game played obsessively by the two young men who ended so many lives in Littleton, make our children more active participants in simulated violence.

William J. Clinton
Children, Men, Media
Clinton, William J. (2000). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton, 1999”, p.613, Best Books on

I refuse to be part of a generation that celebrates the death of communism abroad with the loss of the American dream at home.

William J. Clinton
Dream, Home, Loss

Even if it takes changing the law, the president should honor the commitment the federal government made to those people and let them keep what they got.

William J. Clinton
Memorable, Commitment, Government
"CNN Newsroom" with John Berman, edition.cnn.com. November 12, 2013.

If you voluntarily quit in the face of adversity, you'll wonder about it for the rest of your life.

William J. Clinton
Adversity, Commitment, Faces

No generation has had the opportunity, as we now have, to build a global economy that leaves no-one behind. It is a wonderful opportunity, but also a profound responsibility.

William J. Clinton
Responsibility, Opportunity, Profound

[They let] friendship with the leaders in China obscure our devotion to freedom and democracy when those kids set up in Tiananmen Square, and I think it was wrong.

William J. Clinton
Stupid, Humorous, Kids

The new energy future is decentralised, entrepreneurial and needs people like you to say 'Give me a clean car, give me solar shingles to put on my roof - give me a clean future'

William J. Clinton
Future, People, Giving

A few years back, this guy [Barack Obama] would be serving us coffee.

William J. Clinton
Coffee, Years, Guy

I'm Bill Clinton and I think you deserve a change. That's why I've offered a plan to get the economy moving again, starting with a middle-class tax cut.

William J. Clinton
Moving, Cutting, Thinking

Democracies don't go to war against each other, and by and large they don't sponsor terrorism. They're more likely to respect the environment and human rights and social justice. It's no accident that most of the terrorists come from non-democratic countries.

William J. Clinton
Country, War, Rights

I mean, if President Reagan could be an actor and become a President, if Michael Douglas is your next choice, maybe I could become an actor. And I've got a good pension; I can work cheap, which is unusual around here.

William J. Clinton
President, Actors, Pension
"Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton, 1999".

For too long we've been told about 'us' and 'them.' Each and every election we see a new slate of arguments and ads telling us that 'they' are the problem, not 'us.' But there can be no 'them' in America. There's only us.

William J. Clinton
America, Long, Political

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.

When you stifle human potential, when you don't invest in new ideas, it doesn't just cut off the people who are affected; it hurts us all.

William J. Clinton
Hurt, Cutting, Ideas
Bill Clinton's Speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, www.nytimes.com. September 5, 2012.

I'm sure I spent more time in Texas than anybody else who had run for President recently.

William J. Clinton
Running, Stupid, Humorous
Clinton, William J. (1997). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton, 1995”, p.1690, Best Books on

The last time I checked, the Constitution said, 'of the people, by the people and for the people.' That's what the Declaration of Independence says.

William J. Clinton
Stupid, Humorous, People
William J. "Bill" Clinton's campaign speech in California, quoted in Investor's Business Daily, October 25, 1996.

On the Glass-Steagall thing, like I said, if you could demonstrate to me that it was a mistake, I'd be glad to look at the evidence. But I can't blame [the Republicans]. This wasn't something they forced me into. I really believed that given the level of oversight of banks and their ability to have more patient capital, if you made it possible for [banks] to go into the investment banking business as continental European investment banks could always do, that it might give us a more stable source of long-term investment.

William J. Clinton
Mistake, Glasses, Long

I came of age believing that, no matter what happened, I would always be able to support myself.

William J. Clinton
Birthday, Believe, Support

He was a martyr of peace but was the victim of hate. If people can't let go of the hatred of their enemies they risk sowing the seeds of hate among themselves.

William J. Clinton
Letting Go, Peace, Hate

I know that the precise magnitude and patterns of climate change cannot be fully predicted. But global warming clearly is a growing, long-term threat with profound consequences. And make no mistake about it, it will take decades to reverse.

William J. Clinton
Mistake, Long, Profound
William J. Clinton “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, William J. Clinton, 1993, Bk. 2, August 1 to December 31, 1993”, Government Printing Office

Throughout the Middle East, there is a great yearning for the quiet miracle of a normal life.

William J. Clinton
Miracle, Middle East, Normal
William J. Clinton “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, William J. Clinton, 1993, Bk. 2, August 1 to December 31, 1993”, Government Printing Office

When you get asked hundreds of questions, it's not possible to remember the answer to every one.

William J. Clinton
Stupid, Humorous, Answers
"Clinton Takes Sharp Questions On Fund-Raising" by R. Morris Barrett, www.cnn.com. January 28, 1997.

Justice may be blind, but we all know that diversity in the courts, as in all aspects of society, sharpens our vision and makes us a stronger nation.

William J. Clinton
Justice, Diversity, Vision
Clinton, William J. (2000). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton, 2000-2001”, p.2783, Best Books on

I want the ability to monitor high-tech communications among far-flung terrorists. I want to be able to have our people learn their plans before they strike. That's the key.

William J. Clinton
Communication, Keys, People