Bill Clinton: “Thank you. If I had any sense at all, I would simply quit while I'm ahead. [Laughter] That was a wonderful statement…”

“Thank you. If I had any sense at all, I would simply quit while I'm ahead. [Laughter] That was a wonderful statement, Mr. Mayor, given by a person who's in a position to know. I've said many times in the last 6 years or so that, as I've had a chance to travel this country, the most gifted and innovative public servants in America today are the mayors of the cities that are beginning to work again for all the people. And Philadelphia certainly is, and in no small measure because of you. I know most of you heard what I had to say downstairs, and I won't make you sit through it again. So I would just like to try to build on what the mayor said. I've been feeling rather nostalgic lately; last week was the 6th anniversary of my declaring for President, and the end of this week is my 22d wedding anniversary. And Hillary and I are dealing with the empty nest syndrome, so we have time to think-- [laughter]--we have time to think high thoughts at night now, instead of wondering when Chelsea is going to bed--``Stop studying, turn out the light, you can't learn after one o'clock,'' or something. [Laughter] Let me just say that I am, first of all, very grateful for the last almost 5 years. I've tried to do what I said I would do when I ran for President. A leading political scientist said before I was reelected that I had already kept a higher percentage of my promises than the last five Presidents and that I made more than they did, which really was something.…”