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The Good News Is You Can Get A Lot Of Information Off The Internet For Free And In A Hurry. But I Think The Breaking Up Of The Media, Which Is Otherwise Kind Of Healthy, Has Contributed To Less Actual Reporting And A Louder, More Contentious, More Divisive Public Discourse, Highlighting Conflict, Sometimes Falsely.

-William J. Clinton

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William J. Clinton

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The Good News Is You Can Get A Lot Of Information Off The Internet For Free And In A Hurry. But I Think The Breaking Up Of The Media, Which Is Otherwise Kind Of Healthy, Has Contributed To Less Actual Reporting And A Louder, More Contentious, More Divisive Public Discourse, Highlighting Conflict, Sometimes Falsely.

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I Admire That About The Republicans: The Evidence Does Not Faze Them. They Are Not Bothered At All By The Facts.

This Will Arguably Be The Third Great Revolution Of America, If We Can Prove That We Literally Can Live Without Having A Dominant European Culture.

I Think The Republicans And Conservatives Generally Were Alienated By America's Unsuccessful Effort In Vietnam, And A Lot Of Them, As Henry Kissinger Admitted The Other Day, Never Got Over President Nixon's Impeachment, And Didn't Think, Even Though There Was A Pattern Of Illegal Conduct There, Sanctioned By The White House And Proved By The Tapes And Other Documentary Evidence And Testimony, They Didn't Believe That The Impeachment Was Justified, And They Didn't Think He Should Have Resigned.

The United States Should.... Avoid Unilateral Export Controls And Controls On Technology Widely Available In World Markets. Unilateral Controls Penalize U.s. Exporters Without Advancing U.s. National Security Or Foreign Policy Interests.

We Know That When We Protect Our Oceans We're Protecting Our Future.

I Was Also Very Concerned About Protecting My Family.

Only The Police Should Have Handguns.

Downsizing Budgets May Be Necessary, But Downsizing Dreams Is A Decision To Be Disappointed.

I Love And Revere The Rich And Proud History Of America. And I Am Determined To Take Our Best Traditions Into The Future. But With All Respect, We Do Not Need To Build A Bridge To The Past. We Need To Build A Bridge To The Future.

The Good News Is You Can Get A Lot Of Information Off The Internet For Free And In A Hurry. But I Think The Breaking Up Of The Media, Which Is Otherwise Kind Of Healthy, Has Contributed To Less Actual Reporting And A Louder, More Contentious, More Divisive Public Discourse, Highlighting Conflict, Sometimes Falsely.

The Republicans Could Mess Up A Two Car Parade

Since I Don't Have Access To The White House Pastry Chef Anymore, It's Done Wonders For My Figure.

Every Time Bush Talks About Trust It Makes Chills Run Up And Down My Spine. The Way He Has Trampled On The Truth Is A Travesty Of The American Political System.

Golf Is Like Life In A Lot Of Ways - All The Biggest Wounds Are Self-inflicted.

I Believe That People Of My Income Group Should Pay More, And I Explained Why, But That Won't Necessarily Lift Overall Wage Levels.

Follow The Trend Lines, Not The Headlines.

There Are Times When Only America Can Make The Difference Between War And Peace, Between Freedom And Repression, Between Life Death. We Cannot Save All The World's Children But We Can Save Many Of Them.

The Hard Fact Is That So Long As Saddam Remains In Power, He Threatens The Well-being Of His People, The Peace Of His Region, And The Security Of The World.

People Can Quarrel With Whether We Should Have More Troops In Afghanistan Or Internationalize Iraq Or Whatever, But It Is Incontestable That On The Day I Left Office, There Were Unaccounted For Stocks Of Biological And Chemical Weapons.

I Am Grateful To President George W. Bush For Pepfar, Which Is Saving The Lives Of Millions Of People In Poor Countries And To Both Presidents Bush For The Work We've Done Together After The South Asia Tsunami, Hurricane Katrina And The Haitian Earthquake.

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.

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.

We Respect The Individual Conscience Of Every American On The Painful Issue Of Abortion, But Believe As A Matter Of Law That This Decision Should Be Left To A Woman, Her Conscience, Her Doctor And Her God. But Abortion Should Not Only Be Be Safe And Legal, It Should Be Rare.

If You Want To Be Forgiven, You Have To Extend Forgiveness, Even To People Who Aren't Smart Enough To Ask For It.

I Might Not Have Been President If It Hadn't Been For School Music. Learning Improves In School Environments Where There Are Comprehensive Music Programs.

We Cannot Idealize Technology. Technology Is Only And Always The Reflection Of Our Own Imagination, And Its Uses Must Be Conditioned By Our Own Values. Technology Can Help Cure Diseases, But We Can Prevent A Lot Of Diseases By Old-fashioned Changes In Behavior.

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.

I Think We Need To Push Harder, We The Democrats, Because It's An Open Door For The Republicans - Prosperity Centers.

We Have No Intention Of Abandoning The American People To Unproven Theories And Extreme Positions. We're The People Party And We're Going To Stick Up For The People.

Throughout His Many Years, He Enriched The Lives Of Countless Others And Served As A Model Of Generosity And Discipline To Those He Met, Fostering An Atmosphere Of Compassion, Harmony, And Unity. Sri Chinmoy Was A Leader, Humanitarian, Artist, Athlete, And Public Servant Who Will Be Sorely Missed. His Legacy Of Kindness, Reflection, And Resolve Will Endure For Many Years To Come.

Frankly, I'm Fed Up With Politicians In Washington Lecturing The Rest Of Us About Family Values. Our Families Have Values. But Our Government Doesn't.

If You Are Focusing Your Anger At Government, You Are Focusing Your Anger At All Of Us. Government Is Just A Personification Of This Country.

Personification

Citizenship In The 21st Century Requires More Than Paying Your Taxes And Voting And Occasionally Running For Office. That Even If You're Never In Political Office, You Have Political Responsibilities. You Can Make Your Society Stronger And Better.

I've Gained First Hand Knowledge Of The Challenges Faced By People With Disabilities. It's Made Me Understand That Those Of Us Who Have Full Use Of Our Physical Faculties Owe An Enormous Amount Of Respect And Sensitivity To People Who Don't.

If You Voluntarily Quit In The Face Of Adversity, You'll Wonder About It For The Rest Of Your Life.

A World Without Walls Is The Only Sustainable World. . . . If The World Is Dominated By People Who Believe That Their Races, Their Religions, Their Ethnic Differences Are The Most Important Factors, Then A Huge Number Of People Will Perish In This Century.

The Struggle For Your Own Character Is The Struggle For The Nation's Character.

Education No Longer Stops On Graduation Day. We Must Demand Excellence At Every Level Of Education.

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