Bill Clinton

I do strongly support tax cuts, but not if they are so large they undermine our strength and they undermine our ability to save Social Security.

Our thoughts and prayers are with our service members' families and friends as they cope with this tragic loss.

The strategy is working and has lifted our Nation to an unprecedented level of prosperity.

Ethiopia and Eritrea July 27, 1999 I welcome the announcement by the Organization of African Unity (OAU) that Ethiopia and Eritrea have accepted the OAU framework agreement and the modalities for its implementation, and agreed to steps…

July 27, 1999 Hillary and I are deeply saddened by the untimely death of our good friend Dan Dutko. Dan has been a friend, an ally, and an adviser for nearly three decades. He enriched our lives with his enthusiasm and served his country…

Your country needs you.

You came here because you believed in the American system.

That is the real challenge we face today, just as you must decide whether you're willing to continue to forgo certain things today in order to achieve your goals tomorrow.

Let's do first things first.

We have had so many incredible, incredible concerts here, thanks to the generosity of this gentleman and his fine company.

Education is even more important to your generation and will be even more important to those coming along behind you because of the nature of the way the information age works.

We quadrupled the debt of this country between 1981 and 1992.

Every inner-city, tough neighborhood that has after-school programs that are aggressive sees a big drop in the juvenile crime rate and a big increase in learning in the schools.

Tonight we've been privileged to hear blues greats from every era.

This country has been around a long time because we have remained faithful to our ideals, but forever young and open to change.

Life is still fleeting.

I have asked Congress to help us to strengthen performance—with higher standards for schools, for teachers, for students.

We are very glad to be here, but we offer a special thank you to you, my friend, and to you, Peggy.

I always look forward to your coming every year because I know we'll have plenty of enthusiasm to light up the old house here.

One of the young people here today may go on to be President.

I want to thank each and every one of them.

Like our Constitution, the blues is a great American tradition, whose power to move never seems to diminish and whose influence never seems to stop growing.

Paying down debt is tantamount to cutting taxes.

Twenty-five is too young, and there are still too many people out there who need you.

The prudent course of action in the face of these uncertainties is to avoid making financial commitments -- such as massive tax cuts -- that will be very difficult to reverse.