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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.

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
Cat, Patriotic, High Heels

You know, by the time you become the leader of a country, someone else makes all the decisions. ... You may find you can get away with virtual presidents, virtual prime ministers, virtual everything.

William J. Clinton
Country, Decision, Leader
Clinton, William J. (1999). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton, 1998”, p.1533, Best Books on

Keep your eyes on the prize and don't turn back.

William J. Clinton
Eye, Rewards, Turns
"Clinton tells Ulster 'don't turn back'" by Nicholas Watt, www.theguardian.com. October 3, 2002.

We all do better when we work together. Our differences do matter, but our common humanity matters more.

William J. Clinton
Common Humanity, Differences, Working Together

We cannot idealize technology. Technology is only and always the reflection of our own imagination, and its uses must be conditioned by our own values. Technology can help cure diseases, but we can prevent a lot of diseases by old-fashioned changes in behavior.

William J. Clinton
Science, Reflection, Technology
Clinton, William J. (1997). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton, 1995”, p.1803, Best Books on

Sometimes there is a difference in what is legal and what ought to be done.

William J. Clinton
Differences, Done, Sometimes

The first thing you ought to do when you find yourself in a hole is quit digging. . . . Instead they are looking for a bigger shovel.

William J. Clinton
Finding Yourself, Digging, Firsts

Every American should have above average income, and my Administration is going to see they get it.

William J. Clinton
Average, Should Have, Political

I believe that this country's policies should be heavily biased in favor of nondiscrimination.

William J. Clinton
Country, Believe, Stupidity
Clinton, William J. (1994). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton, 1993”, p.487, Best Books on

We know that when we protect our oceans we're protecting our future.

William J. Clinton
Ocean, Sea, Environment
Clinton, William J. (2000). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton, 2000-2001”, p.1573, Best Books on

One of the real dilemmas we have in our country and around the world is that what works in politics is organization and conflict. That is, drawing the sharp distinctions. But in real life, what works is networks and cooperation. And we need victories in real life, so we've got to get back to networks and cooperation, not just conflict. But politics has always been about conflict, and in the coverage of politics, information dissemination tends to be organized around conflict as well.

William J. Clinton
Country, Real, Organization
"Bill Clinton: Someone We Can All Agree On". Interview with Charles P. Pierce and Mark Warren, www.esquire.com. January 18, 2012.

Well, first of all, I think that a lot of the voters who are voting for the tea party candidates have really good impulses. That is, they believe that for years and years and years, the people with wealth and power or government power have done well and ordinary people have not. That's true.

William J. Clinton
Party, Believe, Thinking

The era of big government is over.

William J. Clinton
Government, Presidential, Liberty
State of the Union Address, 23 Jan. 1996

You can't say you love your country and hate your government.

William J. Clinton
Country, Hate, Love You
"The Clinton presidency - in quotes". news.bbc.co.uk. January 15, 2001.

Most illegal immigrants are not by nature lawbreakers. Most are looking for the chance to live in dignity. Nevertheless we must continue to discourage illegal immigration for it undermines control of our borders...and even more punishes hard-working people who play by the rules and who wait for their turn to come to the United States. Therefore we must enforce our laws, but we will do so with justice and fairness.

William J. Clinton
Hard Work, Law, Play

You have to make a conscious decision to change for your own well-being, and that of your family and your country.

William J. Clinton
Country, Decision, Conscious
"Bill Clinton Explains Why He Became a Vegan". Interview with Joe Conason, www.aarp.org. September 2013.

Our new immigrants must be part of our one America. After all, they're revitalizing our cities, they're energizing our culture, they're building up our economy. We have a responsibility to make them welcome here, and they have a responsibility to enter the mainstream of American life. That means learning English and learning about our democratic system of government. There are now long waiting lines of immigrants that are trying to do just that. Therefore, our budget significantly expands our efforts to help them meet their responsibility. I hope you will support it.

William J. Clinton
Mean, Responsibility, Government

[Illegal immigration] costs the taxpayers of the United States a lot of money. And it's unfair to Americans who are working every day to pay their own bills. It's also unfair to a lot of people who have waited in line for years and years in other countries to be legal immigrants.

William J. Clinton
Country, Years, People
William J. Clinton “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, William J. Clinton, 1995, Bk. 1, January 1 to June 30, 1995”, Government Printing Office

Success is not the measure of a man but a triumph over those who choose to hold him back.

William J. Clinton
Success, Congratulations, Men

Turning 50 gives me more yesterdays than tomorrows.

William J. Clinton
Turning 50, Yesterday, Giving

Life's real victories must be shared.

William J. Clinton
Real, Law, Victory
"'He belongs to the ages': Obama, US leaders mourn Mandela's death", www.foxnews.com. December 5, 2013.

Education no longer stops on graduation day. We must demand excellence at every level of education.

William J. Clinton
Excellence, Levels, Demand
Clinton, William J. (1997). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton, 1995”, p.1411, Best Books on

Our bridge to the future must include bridges to other nations, because we remain the world's indispensable nation to advance prosperity, peace and freedom and to keep our own children safe from the dangers of terror and weapons of mass destruction.

William J. Clinton
Children, Mass Destruction, Bridges
Clinton, William J. (1997). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton, 1995”, p.1415, Best Books on

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
War, Hate, Mean
Source: www.foxnews.com

If you wanted to create jobs in a way that has minimal effect on the deficit but has government action, the two best things you could do are the infrastructure bank and a simple SBA-like loan guarantee for all building retrofits, where the contractor or the energy-service company guarantees the savings. So that allows the bank to loan money to let a school or a college or a hospital or a museum or a commercial building unencumbered by debt to loan it on terms that are longer, so you can pay it back only from your utility savings. You could create a million jobs doing that.

William J. Clinton
Jobs, School, Simple
"Bill Clinton: Someone We Can All Agree On". Interview with Charles P. Pierce and Mark Warren, www.esquire.com. January 18, 2012.