Bill Clinton

America is now the high-quality, low-cost producer of many products and services that can compete in any market in the world.

I think it's got some legs.

At a time like this, people who have worked hard all of their lives deserve a helping hand.

That indomitable American spirit is recognized as far away as Tokyo and Korea.

I thought that was such a simple and yet brilliant statement.

We are Americans; we can pull together.

The plan is fair, it's balanced, and it will create new jobs, permanent, productive, private-sector jobs.

Our goal is to just be a good partner and to sensitively know that people will have to go through an emotional cycle.

I think it's fair to say that all of us in the administration who have been to this region have been very moved by what we have seen.

We are putting our own house in order.

I don't know what this country would do without them.

In times of crisis we're not Democrats or Republicans, we are Americans.

The burden of proof would be on the person who said that to prove that they do not have a propensity to engage in homosexual conduct.

Our balanced approach recognizes the importance of China to the United States, but firmly underscores our demand that China adopt international standards of responsible conduct on human rights, nonproliferation, and trade.

He is trying to come up with a policy that reconciles those two principles.

The policy is not saying that you can tell your bunkmate that you are gay.

And I think it is very clear that you do not -- you would not be fulfilling your campaign promise by simply declaring a policy that had no reasonable prospect at all of any kind of success.

This will lead to real significant advances in investigations.

I am certain she will work hard to ensure USIA is a tight-run operation up to the task of its mission to promote democracy and freedom abroad.

Well, I want to see what they say first. I think they're still debating it a little among themselves, and I want to see what they say. Mr. Blitzer. Okay, Mr. President. Thank you very much once again for joining us.

Oh, I won't take long, won't take long at all. No, I won't take long. Mr. Blitzer. Have you basically made up your mind already?

My sense is there's still some difference of opinion even among the service chiefs about what they want. But I hope they'll come up with something that everyone can agree is fair and we can all live with. We'll just have to see. Mr…

Well, I don't want to rule it in or out. I've got to go back and see where we are, first of all, on the aid package, and secondly, where we are with the budget negotiations, and thirdly, where we are in dealing with the States and the…

Well, I think in every new job there's a learning curve, but I don't have much of one here. Most people who would become President, who would come out of the Congress, for example, might not have anything like the experience that I've had…

No, you're right---- Mr. Blitzer. In certain areas you seem uncomfortable, but in this kind of area you seem very comfortable.