Being President is a little like being the grounds-keeper at a cemetery: there's plenty of people below you but no one's listening.

[It] has a lot of things in it that I like, but I think it's way too hard on financing things from immigrants.

The real differences around the world today are not between Jews and Arabs; Protestants and Catholics; Muslims, Croats, and Serbs. The real differences are between those who embrace peace and those who would destroy it. Between those who look to the future and those who cling to the past. Between those who open their arms and those who are determined to clench their fists.

There are always going to be people who want to be president, and some days I'd like to give it to them.

The secret to living a full life with no regrets and to staying young is to figure out what you believe in and fight for it. If you lose, don't give up. If you win, raise the bar, and then rare back and do something else. And remember that, with the accumulation of years, our responsibilities to the future grow greater, not less.

From Bill Clinton speech- People are more impressed by the power of our example rather than the example of our power.

When people are feeling insecure, they'd rather have someone who is strong and wrong rather than somebody who is weak and right.