William Jefferson Clinton

"I am often troubled as I try hard here to create a new sense of common purpose ... that sometimes we forget that we are all in this because we are seeking a good that helps all Americans. "

"I have news for the forces of greed and the defenders of the status quo your time has come -- and gone. It's time for change in America. "

"The fights I fought... cost a lot --the fight for the assault-weapons ban cost 20 members their seats in Congress. The NRA is the reason the Republicans control the House. "

"You can put wings on a pig, but you don't make it an eagle. "

"You need to know that a member of Congress who refuses to allow the minimum wage to come up for a vote made more money during last year's one-month government shutdown than a minimum wage worker makes in an entire year. "