Bill Clinton Biography

“Big things are expected of us, and nothing big ever came of being small.”

 “Character is a journey, not a destination.”

 “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.”

 “Being president is like running a cemetery; you’ve got a lot of people under you and nobody’s listening.”

 “Sometimes when people are under stress, they hate to think, and it’s the time when they most need to think.”

 “Global poverty is a powder keg that could be ignited by our indifference.”

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

 “Success is not a measure of a man, but a triumph over those who choose to hold him back.” 

“I like that about the Republicans, the evidence does not faze them, they are not bothered by the facts.”

 “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.”

 “We should all of us be filled with gratitude and humility for our present progress and prosperity. We should be filled with awe and joy at what lies over the horizon. And we should be filled with absolute determination to make the most of it.”

 “I believe I’m a better authority than anyone else on my own wife. I have never known a person with a stronger sense of right and wrong in my life - ever.”