Top 500 William J. Clinton Quotes (2026 Update)
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101. “As we have throughout this century, we will lead with the power of our example, but be prepared, when necessary, to make an example of our power.”

— William J. Clinton

102. “You know, everybody makes mistakes when they are president.”

— William J. Clinton

103. “I will never let Israel down...”

— William J. Clinton

104. “America’s greatness depends on the ability of its citizens to make the most of their lives. Americans with disabilities are an enormous, often untapped reservoir of that potential.”

— William J. Clinton

105. “Only a fool does not look to explain his mistakes.”

— William J. Clinton

106. “I have never had sexual relations with Monica Lewinsky. I’ve never had an affair with her.”

— William J. Clinton

107. “I can spend your money better than you can.”

— William J. Clinton

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

— William J. Clinton

109. “I love the HRC. The initials are great.”

— William J. Clinton

110. “It’s good for young people to be angry about something.”

— William J. Clinton

111. “Almost makes you want to go to jail out here, doesn’t it?”

— William J. Clinton

112. “Marijuana is ten times more dangerous than twenty years ago.”

— William J. Clinton

113. “If one candidate is appealing to your fears, and the other one’s appealing to your hopes, you’d better vote for the person who wants you to think and hope!”

— William J. Clinton

114. “I’m proud to say that there is not a single Russian nuclear missile pointed at an American child.”

— William J. Clinton

115. “Won’t it be sad to have an Internet connection to Mars if there are no Martians to write to or e-mail us?”

— William J. Clinton

116. “You are the most powerful cultural force in the world.”

— William J. Clinton

117. “What’s a man got to do to get in the top fifty?”

— William J. Clinton

118. “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

119. “We need not just a new generation of leadership but a new gender of leadership.”

— William J. Clinton

120. “The country is groaning and moaning and screaming for change.”

— William J. Clinton

121. “They are cutting medicare.”

— William J. Clinton

122. “We want to live forever, and we’re getting there.”

— William J. Clinton

123. “I want to build a bridge to the 21st century that ends the permanent underclass, that lifts up the poor and ends their isolation, their exile, and they are not forgotten anymore.”

— William J. Clinton

124. “We will reduce the White House staff by 25 percent.”

— William J. Clinton

125. “Presidents are not permitted to have personal feelings.”

— William J. Clinton

126. “Most of the major mistakes I made in my life, I made when I was too tired to know what I was doing – both personally and professionally.”

— William J. Clinton

127. “She got to go to heaven four days early.”

— William J. Clinton

128. “Well, I don’t have much job security.”

— William J. Clinton

129. “I spent a lot of time when I was president, trying to end wars, prevent killing, and promote understanding. What I have seen is that peace works better than conflict, and one of the best manifestations of it is in travel and tourism.”

— William J. Clinton

130. “If you want to have a good life you have to have some constructive outlet for your feelings.”

— William J. Clinton

131. “Just try to imagine what it would be like to be 300 million years old.”

— William J. Clinton

132. “It is a $270 billion cut in medicare.”

— William J. Clinton

133. “I always get nervous when people start talking about legacies.”

— William J. Clinton

134. “I issued a number of denials to people I thought needed to hear them.”

— William J. Clinton

135. “If we were being attached by space aliens, we wouldn’t be playing these kinds of games.”

— William J. Clinton

136. “You know, I’ve always been really interested in this stuff, and I’m going to read this.”

— William J. Clinton

137. “41, you look great. Love what you’re doing.”

— William J. Clinton

138. “I misled people, including even my wife.”

— William J. Clinton

139. “Our campaign is the opposite of ‘competence.’”

— William J. Clinton

140. “I’m sure I spent more time in Texas than anybody else who had run for President recently.”

— William J. Clinton

141. “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

142. “I was also very concerned about protecting my family.”

— William J. Clinton

143. “I am in support of the NRA position on gun control.”

— William J. Clinton

144. “I did have a relationship with Ms Lewinsky that was not appropriate. In fact, it was wrong. It constituted a critical lapse in judgment and a personal failure on my part for which I am solely and completely responsible.”

— William J. Clinton

145. “Only astrophysicists new about the Internet 20 years ago. Today my cat has a website.”

— William J. Clinton

146. “Ultimately, the best strategy to ensure our security and to build a durable peace is to support the advance of democracy elsewhere. Democracies don’t attack each other.”

— William J. Clinton

147. “There’s never a perfect bipartisan bill in the eyes of a partisan.”

— William J. Clinton

148. “The purpose of government is to rein in the rights of the people.”

— William J. Clinton

149. “Politics gives guys so much power that they tend to behave badly around women. And I hope I never get into that.”

— William J. Clinton

150. “The economy has produced 6.1 million jobs since I became president, and if Michael Jordan comes back to the Bulls, it will be 6,100,001 jobs.”

— William J. Clinton