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Jimmy Carter: "The American people have two basic commitments that are pretty universal. One is that we want Iraq to eliminate all weapons of mass destruction, and, secondly, we'd like to do this peacefully. My hope is, and my prayer is, that we can accomplish both those goals. The bottom line is that Iraq must comply with United Nations resolutions to eradicate all weapons of mass destruction, and I think that if Iraq refuses to comply, then the war would be inevitable." (February 2003, several weeks before the U.S. and its allies invaded Iraq)

Jimmy Carter: "I'll never tell a lie."

(during the 1976 presidential campaign)

Jimmy Carter: "My name is Jimmy Carter."

(during the 1976 presidential campaign)

Jimmy Carter: "My name... is Jimmy Carter, and I'm running for president." (1976)

Ed Sullivan: "What I'd like to ask you this, is this, Fidel. In Latin American countries, over and over again, dictators have come along. How do you propose to end that here in Cuba?"

Fidel Castro: "Very easy. Not permitting that any dictatorship come again to rule our country. You can be surely that Batista is, will be, the last dictator of Cuba."

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill: "Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duty... so bear ourselves... that if the British Empire and its commonwealths last for a thousand years... men will still say... this was their finest hour!" (during World War II)

Winston Churchill: "It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma." (his description of the Soviet Union)

Bill Clinton: "I think we all agree that we have to change the way the government works. Let's make it smaller, less costly, and smarter." (Going after that moderately right-leaning, independent voting bloc during the 1992 presidential campaign)

Bill Clinton: "I experimented with marijuana a time or two, and I didn't like it... and didn't inhale, and never tried it again." (during the 1992 presidential campaign)

Bill Clinton: "There is a simple explanation for why this happened." (from an ad by the 1992 George H. W. Bush presidential campaign)

Hillary Clinton, during a 1992 interview, discussing Bill's alleged extra-marital affair with Gennifer Flowers: "Ya know, I'm not sittin' here, some little woman standin' by my man like Tammy Wynette. I'm sittin' here because I love him, and I respect him, and I honor what he's been through and what we've been through together. And, ya know, if that's not enough for people, then heck -- don't vote for him."

First Lady Hillary Clinton promoting her plan for a national health insurance program to be run by the federal government: "Every single American deserves to have health insurance at an affordable cost to himself and his family." (circa 1993)

Bill Clinton speaking at a press conference to answer allegations of his past involvement in the illegal Arkansas real estate deal known as Whitewater: "I've still not been accused of anything wrong, because I haven't done anything wrong. And I'm not gonna do anything wrong." (circa 1993)

First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton: "Of course parents, first and foremost, are responsible for their children. But we are all responsible for ensuring that children are raised in a nation that doesn't just talk about family values, but acts in ways that values [sic] families." (Speaking on August 27, 1996, at the Democratic National Convention regarding her theme of It Takes a Village.)

First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton: "For Bill and me, there has been no experience more challenging, more rewarding, and more humbling than raising our daughter. And we have learned that to raise a happy, healthy, and hopeful child, it takes a family. It takes teachers. It takes clergy. It takes business people. It takes community leaders. It takes those who protect our health and safety. It takes all of us." (Speaking on August 27, 1996, at the Democratic National Convention regarding her theme of It Takes a Village.)

Supposedly a recorded telephone conversation between Monica and Bill.

Monica (supposedly): "I'm good at what I do, Bill."

Bill (supposedly): "I know."  (circa 1996)

Supposedly from a recorded phone conversation.

Monica Lewinsky (supposedly): "You think that I can hold onto a dress for 10, 15 years..."

Linda Tripp (supposedly): "I don't trust the people around him, and I just want you to have that for you. Put it in a baggie, put it in a Zip-lock bag, and you pack it in with your treasures." (circa 1997)

Jim Lehrer: "... in a civil deposition about her having had an affair with you. Mr. President, is that true?"

Bill Clinton: "That is not true. That is not true. I did not ask anyone to tell anything other than the truth. There is no improper relationship, and I intend to cooperate with this inquiry. But that is not true."

Lehrer: " 'No improper relationship.' Define what you mean by that."

Clinton: "Well, I think you know what it means. It means that there is not a, uh, a sexual relationship -- an improper sexual relationship -- or any other, uh, kind of improper relationship." (January 21, 1998)

Bill Clinton: "These allegations are false... and I need to go back to work for the American people. Thank you." (January 26, 1998)

Bill Clinton at a press conference on January 26, 1998: "I did not... have... sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky. I never told anybody to lie, not a single time, never."

Hillary Rodham Clinton: "This vast, right-wing conspiracy that has been conspiring against my husband since the day he announced for president." (appearing on the January 27, 1998, Today Show to deny that Bill had had an affair with a White House intern and blame the allegations on said conspiracy)

Bill Clinton: "It's nobody's business but ours." (August 17, 1998)

Bill Clinton: "Our country has been distracted by this matter for too long." (August 17, 1998)

Bill Clinton: "Now it is time -- in fact, it is past time -- to move on. We have important work to do, real opportunities to seize, real problems to solve." (August 17, 1998)

Bill Clinton: "I can only tell you I was motivated by many factors -- first by a desire to protect myself from the embarrassment of my own conduct." (August 17, 1998)

Bill Clinton: "Thank you for watching, and goodnight." (August 17, 1998)

Bill Clinton: "I did not volunteer information. Indeed, I did have a relationship with Miss Lewinsky that was not appropriate... in fact, it was wrong. It constituted a critical lapse in judgment and a personal failure on my part." (August 17, 1998)

Bill Clinton: "It depends upon what the meaning of the word 'is' is... If the... If he... If 'is' means 'is and never has been,' that is not an... that's one thing. If it means 'there is none,' that was a completely true statement." (During grand jury testimony on August 17, 1998, regarding allegations that Clinton committed perjury and obstructed justice)

Bill Clinton: "My memory is... I remember – I'll tell you what I remember... and I am, frankly, quite sure, although I have no specific memory – I am quite sure... I don't remember that. There could have been. I can't say with any certainty... I just don't remember, but it's quite possible." (a compilation of statements by Clinton about his memory during his grand jury testimony on August 17, 1998, and possibly other occasions)

Bill Clinton: "I know that my public comments and my silence about this matter gave a false impression... I misled people." (August 17, 1998)

Bill Clinton: "I deeply regret that." (August 17, 1998)

Bill Clinton: "I must put it right... and I am prepared to do whatever it takes to do so."

Bill Clinton: "Indeed, I did have a relationship with Miss Lewinsky that was not appropriate... in fact, it was wrong." (August 17, 1998)

Bill Clinton: "I made a bad mistake, it was indefensible, and I'm sorry about it, so I... I have nothing else to say except that I can't disagree with anyone else who wants to be critical of what I have already acknowledged was indefensible." (circa Sept 1998)

Bill Clinton: "I have, uh, acknowledged that I made a mistake, said that I regretted it, asked to be forgiven, spent a lot of very valuable time with my family in the last couple of weeks, and said I was going back to work. I believe that's what the American people want me to do, and based on my conversations with leaders around the world, I think that's what they want me to do, and that is what I intend to do." (Sept 2, 1998)

Bill Clinton: "But, again, I want to say to the Chinese people and to the leaders of China... I apologize. I regret this." (May 10, 1999, two days after NATO accidentally bombed the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, during military action in Kosovo.)

Bill Clinton: "We are here to celebrate the completion of the first survey of the entire human genome. Without a doubt this is the most important, most wondrous map ever produced by humankind." (Clinton said this just before he and British Prime Minister Tony Blair held a press conference on June 26, 2000, that they intended the human genome to be part of the public domain, not proprietary information subject to the forces of capitalism. The Clinton-Blair written announcement to that effect on March 14, 2000, is blamed for the second largest single-day point drop in NASDAQ history, as of that date.)

Bill Clinton: "The American people have now spoken, but it's gonna take a little while to determine exactly what they said." (November 2000, commenting on the initially indeterminate outcome of the 2000 presidential election between Al Gore and George W. Bush)

Bill Clinton: "Ya know, it's bad enough that I have to give up being president. Now I've got to give up being the funny one in my family." (circa January 2001)

Larry King: "But what is the biggest misconception, do you think, people have about you?"

Monica Lewinsky: "Probably that I went to Washington with an agenda to seduce the President and then expose that relationship so I could become famous." (February 28, 2002)

Monica Lewinsky: "I was a, I was a 22-year-old, foolish kid, and I, I think I... There was this charismatic, powerful man who was standing there, showing interest in me, and I was attracted to him, and I... I think I was swept up, ya know, with the, with the power of the presidency, and later found myself swept away by the government as a result of it." (February 28, 2002)

Larry King: "Was it, as has been reported, one sided, in that you were the giver -- and, in fact, he even said that in a deposition -- and he was the taker?"

Monica Lewinsky: "That's absolutely false, and I think that's another big misconception that I certainly hope, um..."

King (interrupting): "He gave as much as he took?"

Lewinsky: "I, uh, <giggle>"

King: "There's no other way to put it."

Lewinsky: "I ... It was a mutual relationship. It was a mutual physical relationship, and emotional, and, um..."

King: "So, if he was satisfied, you were satisfied. It was..."

Lewinsky: "Yeah."

King: "You never felt like, 'I am some sort of slave to this.' "

Lewinsky: "No ... no." (February 28, 2002)

Larry King: "Were you with the President at times when, intimately, and he would also be conducting affairs of state -- the story that he was on the phone talking to congressmen?"

Monica Lewinsky: <pause> "Uh ... yes."

King: "Did that feel weird?"

Lewinsky: <pause> "I ... uh ..."

King: "I mean, did it ..."

Lewinsky: "I ... No, I ..."

King: "Maybe not." (February 28, 2002)

Barbara Walters: "If I asked you straight up, was there and is there a 'Right-wing Conspiracy' to destroy your husband's presidency, would you today say yes?"

Hillary Rodham Clinton: "I would say that there is a very well-financed, right-wing network of people – it's not really a conspiracy because it's pretty much out in the light of day – that was after his presidency from the very beginning, really stopped at nothing, even to the point of perverting the Constitution, in order to undermine, uh, what he was trying to do for the country." (June 2003)

Barbara Walters: "2004 – the presidency. Suppose..."

Hillary Rodham Clinton: "Tee hee hee hee hee!"

Walters: "Okay, you can do the question, but suppose these Democrats – maybe the same ones who said you should run for the Senate – say you must, for the sake of the Party, run in 2004. Would you categorically say no?"

Clinton: "I would tell them to take a deep breath, probably two aspirins, and get a good night's sleep. Tee hee, ha ha!"

Walters: "Would you say no?"

Clinton: "Absolutely, I'd say no."

Walters: "Okay, no to 2004."

Clinton: "Tee hee, ha ha!"

Walters: "2008."

Clinton: "Ha ha ha ha!"

Walters: "I know you're not going to tell me whether or not you'll throw your hat in the ring, but do you think that if you did, is this country ready to accept you, do you think, as a national candidate?"

Clinton: "I don't have any intentions or plans of running. Um, I'm flattered that the question gets asked..."

Walters: "Every day!"

Clinton: "...and I hope that it will lead to a woman running for president." (June 2003)

Hillary Clinton: "There isn't any doubt that from the very beginning of his presidency, there was an effort to undermine and de-legitimize, uh, his efforts, and I deeply regret what I call the politics of personal destruction." (July 2003)

Hillary Clinton: "There are a lot of people who, apparently, make a living off of coming up with, uh, negative things to say about me." (July 2003)

Hillary Clinton: "Everything we said was right. We don't have to answer to anybody." (July 2003)

Hillary Clinton: "I don't believe in term limits. I think in a democracy, people should be able to vote for whom they want." (July 2003)

Hillary Clinton: "We have to ask ourselves, 'Where are the weapons of mass destruction?' " (July 2003)

Bob Costas: "What are your best and worst qualities as a politician?"

Hillary Clinton: "Oh, my gosh! I'm not sure I can fairly describe that. Probably my worst quality is that I get very, um, passionate about what I think is right, and I sometimes cannot imagine why people on the other side of the aisle would be heading down the road they are, because I think it's a disaster ahead." (July 2003)

Hillary Clinton: "We have a culture of corruption, we have cronyism, we have incompetence. I predict to you that this administration will go down in history as one of the worst that has ever governed our country!... Cuz when you look at how the House of Representatives has been run, it has been run like a plantation, and you know what I'm talking about."

(January 16, 2006, speaking to a Harlem church congregation at a Martin Luther King Day event)

Bill Clinton?: "I feel your pain."

Bill Clinton: "It is important to me that everybody who has been hurt know that the sorrow I feel is genuine." (date and occasion unknown)

Bill Clinton: "Last year the Vice President launch a new effort to make communities more liberal... livable..."

Crowd laughs.

Clinton: " 'Liberal,' heh, no ..."

Laughter grows.

Clinton: "No ..." (date and occasion unknown)

Bill Clinton: "The real mistake was the 'Read my lips' promise in the first place. You just can't promise something like that just to get elected if you know there's a good chance that circumstances might overtake you." (date and occasion unknown, but presumably said about George Bush, the elder's, infamous 1988 pledge of no new taxes, which he was unable to live up to during his four years as president with a Democratic-controlled Congress)

Bill Clinton: "I'm gonna talk, and you can pay attention to her or you can pay attention to me." (date and occasion unknown)

Bill Clinton: "Wait... Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait." (date and occasion unknown)

Howard Dean: "The Republicans are not very friendly to different types of people. They're a pretty monolithic party. They pretty much – they all behave the same, they all look the same, uh, and they all – ya know, it's pretty much a white Christian party." (June 2005, after becoming chairman of the Democratic National Committee)

Former Vermont governor Howard Dean, while giving a speech in New Hampshire during his 2004 presidential campaign, sings the national anthem in response to a group of hecklers in the audience. (circa January 22, 2004)

Howard Dean's infamous rant/scream, delivered to campaign supporters following his stunningly disappointing 3rd-place finish in the Iowa Caucuses after supposedly being the front-runner. (January 19, 2004)

Howard Dean calls for security while giving a speech in New Hampshire during his 2004 presidential campaign in response to being heckled by the audience. (circa January 22, 2004)