President Quotes by William J. Clinton

On Bill Clinton: I have a simple question: Who's the last President to give you a balanced budget?

— William J. Clinton

I'm sure I spent more time in Texas than anybody else who had run for President recently.

— William J. Clinton

If a President of the United States ever lied to the American people he should resign.

— William J. Clinton

Everybody knows that I have tougher ethics rules than any other previous President.

— William J. Clinton

Being president is like running a cemetery: you've got a lot of people under you and nobody's listening.

— William J. Clinton

Presidents are not permitted to have personal feelings.

— William J. Clinton

Without a high pain threshold, you can't be a successful President.

— William J. Clinton

When you're president, you learn to act like you know what you're talking about. And it's a great skill.

— William J. Clinton

You know, by the time you become the leader of a country, someone else makes all the decisions. ... You may find…

— William J. Clinton

I mean, if President Reagan could be an actor and become a President, if Michael Douglas is your next choice, maybe I…

— William J. Clinton

If you think the President was right to open the doors of American opportunity to young immigrants brought here as children who…

— William J. Clinton

If President Reagan could be an actor and become president, maybe I could become an actor. I've got a good pension. I…

— William J. Clinton

When you're president, the Democrats got to feel good when they walk in the door if you're a Republican; if you're a…

— William J. Clinton

The economy has produced 6.1 million jobs since I became president, and if Michael Jordan comes back to the Bulls, it will…

— William J. Clinton

When I was president, I knew exactly what I wanted to do every day to bring America together and create a greater…

— William J. Clinton

When you're president, you have more power to help more people, but you also are the prisoner of circumstances as well, and…

— William J. Clinton

Edgar Wayburn has worked to preserve the most breath-taking examples of the American landscape. In fact, over the course of more than…

— William J. Clinton

One of the main reasons America should re-elect President Obama is that he is still committed to cooperation. He appointed Republican Secretaries…

— William J. Clinton

Thanks to the leadership of Vice President Gore, we have a government for the Information Age, once again a government that is…

— William J. Clinton

President Obama has offered a plan with 4 trillion dollars in debt reduction over a decade, with two and a half dollars…

— William J. Clinton

I think if the White House or the President want to say anything about our conversations or anything I tried to do…

— William J. Clinton

When some Republican governors asked to try new ways to put people on welfare back to work, the Obama Administration said they…

— William J. Clinton

I'm very proud that the first bill I had the opportunity to sign into law as President was the Family and Medical…

— William J. Clinton

When you're a former president, you have much less power, but you have a lifetime of experience and contacts and if you've…

— William J. Clinton

I think the Republicans and conservatives generally were alienated by America's unsuccessful effort in Vietnam, and a lot of them, as Henry…

— William J. Clinton

I think it's very important, and I think that what young people will learn from my experience is that even presidents have…

— William J. Clinton

I saw my job [as president] as to try to move the world from an unstable condition of interdependence toward more integrated…

— William J. Clinton

I did attempt to find out if there were any secret government documents that revealed things. If there were, they were concealed…

— William J. Clinton

Two-thirds of the Iranian people would like to be reconciled with the West. They don't like the fanaticism of the governing religious…

— William J. Clinton

I don't think I would have become President if it were not for my school music program.

— William J. Clinton

President Obama is going to have to run against himself. In tough times, nobody can defeat himself.

— William J. Clinton

Everybody knows that I have tougher ethics rules than any previous President.

— William J. Clinton

You know, everybody makes mistakes when they are president.

— William J. Clinton

Any president that lies to the American people should have to resign.

— William J. Clinton

There are always going to be people who want to be president, and some days I'd like to give it to them.

— William J. Clinton

I haven't eaten at a McDonald's since I became President.

— William J. Clinton

I may not have been the greatest president, but I've had the most fun eight years.

— William J. Clinton

I might not have been President if it hadn't been for school music. Learning improves in school environments where there are comprehensive…

— William J. Clinton

Though I often disagree with Republicans, I never learned to hate them the way the far right that now controls their party…

— William J. Clinton

I have said many times-if I hadn't been exposed to music as a child I don't think I would have been president.

— William J. Clinton