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

More from Bill Clinton

• Now, people ask me all the time how we got four surplus budgets in a row. What new ideas did we bring to Washington? I always give a one-word answer: Arithmetic.
• Our friendship may never be perfect. No friendship is. But I hope it will last forever.
• There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America.
• A community is like a ship, everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm.
• Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something.
• A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.