Bill Clinton Quotes

Elections have consequences. And I fundamentally believe - this is my personal opinion, I know it's a slightly partisan thing to say - to really do what we think needs to be done, we're going to have to win some elections.

Events in America show the extent to which democracy there is fuelled by populism - Barack Obama's victory is a manifestation not of Washington's need for change, but of America's. That is not how democracy works in England.

One could always do more, faster and cleverer, but democracy has its own rhythm.

You know, nothing is ever happily-ever-after. Ever.

… a near revolutionary change in the democratic process

New laws are written, and new men are made.

Democracy is the least static form of society. Its basis is reason not authority.

Our founding fathers created a system of government of men, not of angels.

In a democracy sometimes you go forwards and sometimes you go backward.

In youth one believes in democracy, later on, one has to accept it.

Democracy is like a street car. You get off when you reach your destination.

When I was very young and came into politics, I basically thought ideas would do the trick.

I think the world is much more transparent now, and I think that's probably a good thing. On the other hand, I think it makes it really tough for people who are natural born leaders who could be guiding us and leading our countries.

We have to change the politics of Goa.

You'll never change anything in this country through voting. Nothing. Absolutely nothing.

The electorate is bored of talking about the past. They are much more interested in the future.

Politics, as hopeful men practise it in the world, consists mainly of the delusion that a change in form is a change in substance.

Some people think elections are a game: who's up or who's down. It's about our country. It's about our kids' future. It's about all of us together. Some of us put ourselves out there and do this against some difficult odds. We do it, each one of us, against difficult odds. We do it because we care about our country. Some of us are right, and some of us are not. Some of us are ready, and some of us are not. Some of us know what we will do on day one, and some of us haven't thought that through.

I think most Republicans would rather win this election than have transformation.

If we are going to save our hides, we need to start with democracy.

There will be no end to the troubles of states,Or of humanity itself,Till philosophers become kings in this world,Or till those we now call kings and rulers really And truly become philosophers

I realized that I hated politics. I mean that is you know... I realized being in the jungle that what I had thought I could do, I mean changing the way politics were being done in Colombia, was not possible the way I wanted to do it - by confronting, by denouncing.

Farewells can be shattering, but returns are surely worse. Solid flesh can never live up to the bright shadow cast by its absence. Time and distance blur the edges; then suddenly the beloved has arrived, and it's noon with its merciless light, and every spot and pore and wrinkle and bristle stands clear.

With all the imperfections of our present government, it is without comparison the best existing, or that ever did exist.

The trouble with Communism is the Communists, just as the trouble with Christianity is the Christians.