Top 500 William J. Clinton Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “Shakespeare wrote, Einstein thought, Ataturk built.”

— William J. Clinton

2. “It’s the economy, stupid.”

— William J. Clinton

3. “The price of doing the same old thing is far higher than the price of change.”

— William J. Clinton

4. “Education is not a privilege, it is a right!”

— William J. Clinton

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5. “We’re all in this together is a far better philosophy than you’re on your own.”

— William J. Clinton

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6. “Mental illness is nothing to be ashamed of, but stigma and bias shame us all.”

— William J. Clinton

7. “Follow the trend lines, not the headlines.”

— William J. Clinton

8. “Keep your eyes on the prize and don’t turn back.”

— William J. Clinton

9. “The future is not an inheritance, it is an opportunity and an obligation.”

— William J. Clinton

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10. “If you live long enough, you’ll make mistakes. But if you learn from them, you’ll be a better person. It’s how you handle adversity, not how it affects you. The main thing is never quit, never quit, never quit.”

— William J. Clinton

11. “The road to tyranny, we must never forget, begins with the destruction of the truth.”

— William J. Clinton

12. “There is nothing more precious to a parent than a child, and nothing more important to our future than the safety of all our children.”

— William J. Clinton

13. “Behind every great man there stands a great woman. Behind every great woman is a great behind.”

— William J. Clinton

14. “Let’s create an integrated global community where we have shared benefits and responsibilities, and we don’t fight because of our differences.”

— William J. Clinton

15. “Literacy is not a luxury, it is a right and a responsibility.”

— William J. Clinton

16. “Nearly every problem has been solved by someone, somewhere. The challenge of the 21st century is to find out what works and scale it up.”

— William J. Clinton

17. “We know that when we protect our oceans we’re protecting our future.”

— William J. Clinton

18. “No one can change yesterday, but we can all change tomorrow.”

— William J. Clinton

19. “We need a spirit of community, a sense that we are all in this together. If we have no sense of community, the American dream will wither.”

— William J. Clinton

20. “The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, which highlights customer satisfaction, workforce empowerment, and increased productivity, has come to symbolize America’s commitment to excellence.”

— William J. Clinton

21. “Today’s generation of young people holds more power than any generation before it to make a positive impact on the world.”

— William J. Clinton

22. “It depends upon what the meaning of the word ‘is’ is.”

— William J. Clinton

23. “Volunteering is an act of heroism on a grand scale. And it matters profoundly. It does more than help people beat the odds; it changes the odds.”

— William J. Clinton

24. “We all do better when we work together. Our differences do matter, but our common humanity matters more.”

— William J. Clinton

25. “Globalisation is not something that we can hold off or turn off: it is the economic equivalent of a force of nature – like wind or water.”

— William J. Clinton

26. “I hate it when people blame someone else and don’t take responsibility.”

— William J. Clinton

27. “Yesterday is yesterday. If we try to recapture it, we will only lose tomorrow.”

— William J. Clinton

28. “When our memories outweigh our dreams, it is then that we become old.”

— William J. Clinton

29. “Effort, not ability, makes the biggest difference in achievement.”

— William J. Clinton

30. “In the new economy, information, education, and motivation are everything.”

— William J. Clinton

31. “There is a government within the government who controll this and i do not controll it.”

— William J. Clinton

32. “We must teach our children to resolve their conflicts with words, not weapons.”

— William J. Clinton

33. “We cannot build our own future without helping others to build theirs.”

— William J. Clinton

34. “I’m very proud that the first bill I had the opportunity to sign into law as President was the Family and Medical Leave Act No parent should ever have to choose between work and family; between earning a decent wage and caring for a child.”

— William J. Clinton

35. “Together, people with good hearts and fine minds can move the world.”

— William J. Clinton

36. “It is dangerously destabilizing to have half the world on the cutting edge of technology while the other half struggles on the bare edge of survival.”

— William J. Clinton

37. “Every American should have above average income, and my Administration is going to see they get it.”

— William J. Clinton

38. “You can’t say you love your country and hate your government.”

— William J. Clinton

39. “In today’s knowledge-based economy, what you earn depends on what you learn. Jobs in the information technology sector, for example, pay 85 percent more than the private sector average.”

— William J. Clinton

40. “Music is about communication, creativity, and cooperation, and by studying music in schools, students have the opportunity to build on these skills, enrich their lives, and experience the world from a new perspective.”

— William J. Clinton

41. “Nobody is right all the time and even a broken clock is right twice a day.”

— William J. Clinton

42. “The most powerful people on earth are focus groups.”

— William J. Clinton

43. “Everybody counts, everybody deserves a chance, everybody has a responsible role to play and we all do better when we work together.”

— William J. Clinton

44. “Leadership means bringing people together in pursuit of a common cause, developing a plan to achieve it, and staying with it until the goal is achieved.”

— William J. Clinton

45. “The future belongs to those who are creative collaborators.”

— William J. Clinton

46. “I did not have sexual relations with that woman.”

— William J. Clinton

47. “We will stand mighty for peace and freedom and maintain a strong defense against terror and destruction. Our children will sleep free from the threat of nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons.”

— William J. Clinton

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48. “Education no longer stops on graduation day. We must demand excellence at every level of education.”

— William J. Clinton

49. “There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured with what is right in America.”

— William J. Clinton

50. “No generation has had the opportunity, as we now have, to build a global economy that leaves no-one behind. It is a wonderful opportunity, but also a profound responsibility.”

— William J. Clinton