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Quotes by Hillary Clinton

Every nation has to either be with us, or against us. Those who harbor terrorists, or who finance them, are going to pay a price.
– Hillary Clinton
For centuries, New York has served as the gateway for millions of people from all over the world in search of the American dream. It only makes sense that it would now serve as a gateway for the world's greatest athletes.
– Hillary Clinton
Heavens, no! It could get subpoenaed. I can't write anything.
– Hillary Clinton
I believe in a zone of privacy.
– Hillary Clinton
I'm not going to have some reporters pawing through our papers We are the president.
– Hillary Clinton
I'm undaunted in my quest to amuse myself by constantly changing my hair.
– Hillary Clinton
If I want to knock a story off the front page, I just change my hairstyle.
– Hillary Clinton
In many parts of the world, women and girls are especially vulnerable to HIV/AIDS because they lack control over most aspects of their life. Cultural expectations and gender roles expose women and girls to violence, sexual exploitation and far greater risk for infection.
– Hillary Clinton
In the aftermath of September 11, and as the 9/11 Commission report so aptly demonstrates, it is clear that our intelligence system is not working the way that it should.
– Hillary Clinton
In the Bible it says they asked Jesus how many times you should forgive, and he said 70 times 7. Well, I want you all to know that I'm keeping a chart.
– Hillary Clinton
In too many instances, the march to globalization has also meant the marginalization of women and girls. And that must change.
– Hillary Clinton
It is one thing not to know exactly all we should be doing to protect our homeland. It is something altogether different not to be doing the business we are expected to do to provide as many resources effectively deployed as possible to try to ensure that so far as humanly possible we have done our job.
– Hillary Clinton
Let's not leave an educational vacuum to be filled by religious extremists who go to families who have no other option and offer meals, housing and some form of education. If we are going to combat extremism then we must educate those very same children.
– Hillary Clinton
Many of you are well enough off that the tax cuts may have helped you. We're saying that for America to get back on track, we're probably going to cut that short and not give it to you. We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good.
– Hillary Clinton
No matter what you think about the Iraq war, there is one thing we can all agree on for the next days - we have to salute the courage and bravery of those who are risking their lives to vote and those brave Iraqi and American soldiers fighting to protect their right to vote.
– Hillary Clinton
One day after laying a wreath at the tomb of Martin Luther King Jr., President Bush appoints a federal judge who has built his career around dismantling Dr. King's legacy.
– Hillary Clinton
Over the last decades we have made some significant progress in fighting AIDS in our country. But we cannot rest until this progress reaches every corner of the globe and we are able to ensure that no matter where you live, the scourge of AIDS ceases to be the terrifying killer that it is today.
– Hillary Clinton
Probably my worst quality is that I get very passionate about what I think is right.
– Hillary Clinton
Research shows the presence of women raises the standards of ethical behavior and lowers corruption.
– Hillary Clinton
The American people are tired of liars and people who pretend to be something they're not.
– Hillary Clinton
The American taxpayer should not be treated more shabbily than debtors from other nations and we should be encouraging other nations to help rebuild Iraq's economy.
– Hillary Clinton
The candidates we have in this campaign are... the most accomplished, in terms of public service, that we've had since 1960. One of them will be successful.
– Hillary Clinton
The challenge is to practice politics as the art of making what appears to be impossible, possible.
– Hillary Clinton
The challenges of change are always hard. It is important that we begin to unpack those challenges that confront this nation and realize that we each have a role that requires us to change and become more responsible for shaping our own future.
– Hillary Clinton
Today we voted as Democrats and Republicans. Tomorrow we begin again as New Yorkers.
– Hillary Clinton
Voting is the most precious right of every citizen, and we have a moral obligation to ensure the integrity of our voting process.
– Hillary Clinton
What we have to do... is to find a way to celebrate our diversity and debate our differences without fracturing our communities.
– Hillary Clinton
You show people what you're willing to fight for when you fight your friends.
– Hillary Clinton
You know, people make a lot of money talking about me, don't they?
– Hillary Clinton
You feel sometimes when you hear analysts and knowledgeable people talking about Iran that they fear so much about the survival of the regime, because deep down it's not a legitimate regime, it doesn't represent the will of the people, it's kind of morphed into kind of a military theocracy.
– Hillary Clinton
You don't walk away if you love someone. You help the person.
– Hillary Clinton
You cannot have maternal health without reproductive health. And reproductive health includes contraception and family planning and access to legal, safe abortion.
– Hillary Clinton
Women are the largest untapped reservoir of talent in the world.
– Hillary Clinton
Whether a woman's running for office or she's supporting her husband who's running for office and she gets criticised for wearing open-toed shoes or for the colour of her coat, there's just a lot of history that you bear if you are a woman who puts herself out in the political arena.
– Hillary Clinton
Well, I think, by definition, all power has limits.
– Hillary Clinton
Well I think in a marriage you have to be honest and ask yourself, you know, what is my role? What is my responsibility?
– Hillary Clinton
Wealthy women have rights in every country. And poor women don't.
– Hillary Clinton
We must stop thinking of the individual and start thinking about what is best for society.
– Hillary Clinton
We know in New York we have several million at any one time who are in New York illegally.
– Hillary Clinton
We have a close, unshakable bond between the United States and Israel, and between the American and Israeli people. We share common values and a commitment to a democratic future for the world, and we are both committed to a two-state solution. But that doesn't mean that we're going to agree.
– Hillary Clinton
We don't have enough support for maternal leave and the kinds of things that some of the European countries do. So we still make it hard on women to go into the work force and feel that they can be good at work but then doing the most important job, which is raising your children in a responsible and positive way.
– Hillary Clinton
We can't go to people who have lost their job at GM and say, 'Oh, by the way, we are going to pay money to build a road here or inoculate children there,' unless we can demonstrate that it is in America's interest. I happen to think it is.
– Hillary Clinton
This is a moment in history where it is almost hard to catch your breath.
– Hillary Clinton
There is no doubt that America remains the premier political, economic, military power in the world, and I both expect and count on it remaining so, because I think that's certainly in our best interest but also the best interests of the world.
– Hillary Clinton
There is a sense that things, if you keep positive and optimistic about what can be done, do work out.
– Hillary Clinton
There are 4 billion cell phones in use today. Many of them are in the hands of market vendors, rickshaw drivers, and others who've historically lacked access to education and opportunity. Information networks have become a great leveler, and we should use them together to help lift people out of poverty and give them a freedom from want.
– Hillary Clinton
The worst thing that can happen in a democracy - as well as in an individual's life - is to become cynical about the future and lose hope.
– Hillary Clinton
The United States strongly condemns the illegal disclosure of classified information. It puts people's lives in danger, threatens our national security, and undermines our efforts to work with other countries to solve shared problems.
– Hillary Clinton
The truth is that sometimes it is hard even for me to recognize the Hillary Clinton that other people see.
– Hillary Clinton
The nuclear arsenal that Pakistan has, I believe is secure. I think the government and the military have taken adequate steps to protect that.
– Hillary Clinton
The need for peace in Northern Ireland goes well beyond political stability. It now speaks to regional Europe and even global stability.
– Hillary Clinton
The first lesson I've learned is that no matter what you do in your life, you have to figure out your own internal rhythms - I mean, what works for you doesn't necessarily work for your friend.
– Hillary Clinton
Sometimes overturning brutal regimes takes time and costs lives. I wish it weren't so. I really, really do.
– Hillary Clinton
One of my goals upon becoming Secretary of State was to take diplomacy out of capitals, out of government offices, into the media, into the streets of countries.
– Hillary Clinton
On some campuses, change is effected through nonviolent or even violent means.
– Hillary Clinton
Often times when you face such an overwhelming challenge as global climate change, it can be somewhat daunting - it's kind of like trying to lose weight, which I know something about.
– Hillary Clinton
Now, I know there are many Americans who say, 'Get out of Afghanistan. Bring 'em all home.' And there are others who say, 'Put in hundreds of thousands of more.'
– Hillary Clinton
Now I know that Wal-Mart's policies do not reflect the best way of doing business and the values that I think are important in America.
– Hillary Clinton
No nation can meet the world's challenges alone.
– Hillary Clinton
My wish for the new millennium is for all children... to grow up wiser, and stronger and more prosperous for the future than ever before.
– Hillary Clinton
My two secrets to staying healthy: wash your hands all the time. And, if you can't, use Purell or one of the sanitizers. And the other is hot peppers. I eat a lot of hot peppers. I for some reason started doing that in 1992, and I swear by it.
– Hillary Clinton
It is past time for women to take their rightful place, side by side with men, in the rooms where the fates of peoples, where their children's and grandchildren's fates, are decided.
– Hillary Clinton
It is often when night looks darkest, it is often before the fever breaks that one senses the gathering momentum for change, when one feels that resurrection of hope in the midst of despair and apathy.
– Hillary Clinton
It is a fact that around the world the elites of every country are making money.
– Hillary Clinton
In nearly every religion I am aware of, there is a variation of the golden rule. And even for the non-religious, it is a tenet of people who believe in humanistic principles.
– Hillary Clinton
In my family, we were Americans, we were Republicans and we were Methodists.
– Hillary Clinton
In every country today, there is politics. It may be authoritarian politics, but there is politics.
– Hillary Clinton
In almost every profession - whether it's law or journalism, finance or medicine or academia or running a small business - people rely on confidential communications to do their jobs. We count on the space of trust that confidentiality provides. When someone breaches that trust, we are all worse off for it.
– Hillary Clinton
If a country doesn't recognize minority rights and human rights, including women's rights, you will not have the kind of stability and prosperity that is possible.
– Hillary Clinton
I, for one, respect those who believe with all their hearts and conscience that there are no circumstances under which any abortion should ever be available.
– Hillary Clinton
I've had extraordinary good luck with my health, other than a broken elbow.
– Hillary Clinton
I'm one of those people who thinks that changing one's hair is the only part of the body that you can change at will.
– Hillary Clinton
I'm one of these very focused people when it comes to day-to-day work, and I'm trying not to think about what comes next so that I can stay very focused on what I'm doing now.
– Hillary Clinton
I was in civil society long before I was ever in politics or my husband was ever even elected president.
– Hillary Clinton
I want to teach. I want to speak. I want to travel.
– Hillary Clinton
I try to read for pleasure whenever I can - it's a great way just to shut it off for a while so your brain doesn't get fried.
– Hillary Clinton
I think we have to face the reality that in a society where there is a legitimate threat of terrorism, not being able to see one's face, not being able to have some sense of communication in that way, is for many societies a challenge.
– Hillary Clinton
I think that you can disagree with people and debate over their positions with issues without engaging in the politics of personal destruction.
– Hillary Clinton
I suppose I could have stayed home and baked cookies and had teas.
– Hillary Clinton
I mean, honestly, we have to be clear that the life for many Afghan women is not that much different than it was a hundred years ago, 200 years ago. The country has lived with so much violence and conflict that many people, men and women, just want it to be over.
– Hillary Clinton
I learned some valuable lessons about the legislative process, the importance of bipartisan cooperation and the wisdom of taking small steps to get a big job done.
– Hillary Clinton
I have not supported same-sex marriage. I have supported civil partnerships and contractual relationships.
– Hillary Clinton
I fought all my life for women to make their own choices, in their personal and professional lives. I made mine.
– Hillary Clinton
I feel very lucky because of my parents and then my education, the opportunities that I've had, so I would like to continue working to improve lives for others.
– Hillary Clinton
I feel like I have had the most amazing life in my public service.
– Hillary Clinton
I don't think we should be about the business of denying voters in Michigan and Florida the right to be heard.
– Hillary Clinton
I don't think feminism, as I understand the definition, implies the rejection of maternal values, nurturing children, caring about the men in your life. That is just nonsense to me.
– Hillary Clinton
I believe that the rights of women and girls is the unfinished business of the 21st century.
– Hillary Clinton
I believe in delegating power.
– Hillary Clinton
I am someone who hopes for the best and prepares for the worst.
– Hillary Clinton
I am shocked at how much time I spend in the White House. I mean, you know, for people on the outside, the idea of going to the White House for a meeting must seem like the most important, serious, even glamorous kind of thing to do.
– Hillary Clinton
I am neither frustrated nor planning anything other than being the best Secretary of State I could be.
– Hillary Clinton
I always supported the women I worked with having time off to go to parent-teacher conferences and doctors' appointments or bringing their infants into the office.
– Hillary Clinton
Human rights are women's rights, and women's rights are human rights.
– Hillary Clinton
Going out and playing football or baseball with the boys, when I was a tomboy, was a great way to learn about winning and losing, and most girls didn't have that experience.
– Hillary Clinton
Freedom means the right of people to assemble, organize, and debate openly.
– Hillary Clinton
Every marriage is a mystery to me, even the one I'm in. So I'm no expert on it.
– Hillary Clinton
Egypt has been a partner of the United States over the last 30 years, has been instrumental in keeping the peace in the Middle East between Egypt and Israel, which is a critical accomplishment that has meant so much to so many people.
– Hillary Clinton
Dynamism is a function of change.
– Hillary Clinton
Both the American people and nations that censor the internet should understand that our government is committed to helping promote internet freedom.
– Hillary Clinton