Political Quotes

Bill Clinton

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Bill Jefferson Clinton served as the 42nd President of the United States from January 20, 1993, to January 20, 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously held the position of Governor of Arkansas from 1983 to 1992. During his presidency, Clinton focused on several key policies, including welfare reform, economic growth, and healthcare reform. His administration is noted for achieving a budget surplus and for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

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Dec 18, 1997

I hereby delegate the functions and authorities conferred upon the President by section 1212 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 to the Secretary of Commerce.

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Dec 18, 1997

I hereby certify that: In connection with Condition (3), Establishment of an Internal Oversight Office, the internal audit office of the Preparatory Commission was expanded into the Office of Internal Oversight of the Organization for the…

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Dec 18, 1997

We will continue to encourage Turkish participation in European institutions.

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Dec 18, 1997

You can always get better and that you can organize not only to do the right things but to do the right things right in a way that elevates the people who work for the enterprise.

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Dec 18, 1997

I think, if you imagine—forget about—think about what the world would look like 30 years from now if things go well.

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Dec 18, 1997

It must therefore follow that if other people did the same thing in the same way and then you started the kind of contest you have here in the market system so everybody tried to keep continuously improving their process, that we would…

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Dec 18, 1997

The right answer is to do more, more quickly for the people that are dislocated.

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Dec 18, 1997

Can you imagine what would happen in this country if everybody wanted to wave a flag for the place they work every day?

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Dec 18, 1997

I think it would be a shame if we didn't try to do this together.

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Dec 18, 1997

I always try to make these awards, and why I think it was a stroke of genius to establish them.

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Dec 18, 1997

America is still around after 220 years because we have a Constitution which said, if you want the country to always get better, you have to make it possible for people to always get better.

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Dec 18, 1997

Granting the consent and approval of Congress for the State of Maryland, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the District of Columbia to amend the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact.

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Dec 18, 1997

The objective is to give every American the chance to live up to their God-given capacity and live out their dreams.

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Dec 18, 1997

I think both sides emerged from the meetings today with a clearer understanding of one another's approaches.

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Dec 18, 1997

We continue to believe that Turkey does have a European vocation and that it should move towards eventual full membership in the European Union.

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Dec 18, 1997

We're delighted that the Chair of the District of Columbia Control Board, Andrew Brimmer, and Councilwoman Charlene Drew Jarvis are here.

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Dec 18, 1997

But I think, for me, because I have seen this work over and over and over again in the private as well as the public sector, that is what cries out for application to our public institutions.

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Dec 18, 1997

The most frustrating thing about American education today is that every problem in education has been solved by somebody somewhere.

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Dec 17, 1997

Our values call upon us to care about the weakest among us.

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