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American politics6 quotes
I did not have sexual relations with that woman. — Bill Clinton · 1998There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America. — Bill Clinton · 1993The era of big government is over. — Bill Clinton · 1996I feel your pain. — Bill Clinton · 1992The American people have spoken-but it's going to take a little while to determine exactly what they said. — Bill Clinton · 2000Government is not the problem, and Government is not the solution. We—the American people—we are the solution. Our Founders understood that well and gave us a democracy strong enough to endure for centuries, flexible enough to face our common challenges and advance our common dreams in each new day. — Bill Clinton · 1997America and the world4 quotes
America stands alone as the world's indispensable nation. — Bill Clinton · 1997What a century it has been. America became the world's mightiest industrial power, saved the world from tyranny in two World Wars and a long Cold War, and time and again reached out across the globe to millions who, like us, longed for the blessings of liberty. — Bill Clinton · 1997Today, a generation raised in the shadows of the cold war assumes new responsibilities in a world warmed by the sunshine of freedom but threatened still by ancient hatreds and new plagues. — Bill Clinton · 1993At the dawn of the 21st century, a free people must now choose to shape the forces of the information age and the global society, to unleash the limitless potential of all our people, and yes, to form a more perfect Union. — Bill Clinton · 1997Military strategy2 quotes
It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it. — Douglas MacArthur · 1952The history of failure in war can almost be summed up in two words: too late. — Douglas MacArthur · 1940Political theory2 quotes
There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America. — Bill Clinton · 1993Government is not the problem, and Government is not the solution. We—the American people—we are the solution. Our Founders understood that well and gave us a democracy strong enough to endure for centuries, flexible enough to face our common challenges and advance our common dreams in each new day. — Bill Clinton · 1997Politics2 quotes
I did not have sexual relations with that woman. — Bill Clinton · 1998The American people have spoken-but it's going to take a little while to determine exactly what they said. — Bill Clinton · 2000Role of government2 quotes
The era of big government is over. — Bill Clinton · 1996We need a new Government for a new century, humble enough not to try to solve all our problems for us but strong enough to give us the tools to solve our problems for ourselves... The preeminent mission of our new Government is to give all Americans an opportunity, not a guarantee but a real opportunity, to build better lives. — Bill Clinton · 1997War2 quotes
In war, indeed, there can be no substitute for victory. — Douglas MacArthur · 1951The history of failure in war can almost be summed up in two words: too late. — Douglas MacArthur · 194020th century1 quote
What a century it has been. America became the world's mightiest industrial power, saved the world from tyranny in two World Wars and a long Cold War, and time and again reached out across the globe to millions who, like us, longed for the blessings of liberty. — Bill Clinton · 1997Activism1 quote
Once you find the truth you ought to be prepared to stand on the street corner and use all your gifts to right the wrong. — Maya Angelou · 1986America as superpower1 quote
America stands alone as the world's indispensable nation. — Bill Clinton · 1997Being in love1 quote
The taste of love is sweet when hearts like ours meet. — Johnny Cash · 1963Children1 quote
Children's talent to endure stems from their ignorance of alternatives. — Maya Angelou · 1969Cold War1 quote
The Soviet Union has indeed been our greatest menace, not so much because of what it has done, but because of the excuses it has provided us for our failures. — J. William Fulbright · 1958D-Day Invasion1 quote
They may walk with a little less spring in their step, and their ranks are growing thinner, but let us never forget, when they were young, these men saved the world. — Bill Clinton · 1994Dangers of love1 quote
I fell into a burnin' ring of fire
I went down, down, down
And the flames went higher. — Johnny Cash · 1963Effects of the past1 quote
History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again. — Maya Angelou · 1993Elections1 quote
The American people have spoken-but it's going to take a little while to determine exactly what they said. — Bill Clinton · 2000Empathy1 quote
I feel your pain. — Bill Clinton · 1992Falling in love1 quote
I fell into a burnin' ring of fire
I went down, down, down
And the flames went higher. — Johnny Cash · 1963Forgiveness1 quote
It’s one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive. — Maya Angelou · 2013Freedom1 quote
Our greatest strength is the power of our ideas, which are still new in many lands. Across the world we see them embraced, and we rejoice. Our hopes, our hearts, our hands are with those on every continent who are building democracy and freedom. Their cause is America's cause. — Bill Clinton · 1993Going to war1 quote
It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it. — Douglas MacArthur · 1952History repeating itself1 quote
History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again. — Maya Angelou · 1993Ignorance is bliss1 quote
Children's talent to endure stems from their ignorance of alternatives. — Maya Angelou · 1969Inner strength1 quote
You may shoot me with your words,
You may cut me with your eyes,
You may kill me with your hatefulness,
But still, like air, I'll rise. — Maya Angelou · 1978International politics1 quote
The attitude above all others which I feel sure is no longer valid is the arrogance of power, the tendency of great nations to equate power with virtue and major responsibilities with a universal mission. — J. William Fulbright · 1966Love1 quote
The taste of love is sweet when hearts like ours meet. — Johnny Cash · 1963Marijuana1 quote
I experimented with marijuana a time or two. And I didn't like it, and didn't inhale. — Bill Clinton · 1992Meaning of words1 quote
It depends upon what the meaning of the word 'is' is. — Bill Clinton · 1998Melancholy1 quote
It was a real slow walk in a real sad rain. — Johnny Cash · 1994