Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (born October 26, 1947) is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 67th United States Secretary of State in the administration of Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013, as a U.S. senator representing New York from 2001 to 2009, and as the first lady of the U.S. to President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the party’s nominee in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, becoming the first woman to win a presidential nomination by a major U.S. political party and the first woman to win the popular vote for U.S. president.
Hillary Rodham Clinton, born and raised in Park Ridge, Illinois, graduated from Wellesley College in 1969 and Yale Law School in 1973. After working as a congressional legal counsel, she married Bill Clinton in 1975 and co-founded Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families. Clinton’s career includes being the first female chair of the Legal Services Corporation, the first woman partner at Rose Law Firm, and serving as the first lady of Arkansas. As the U.S. First Lady, she advocated for healthcare reform, although her plan faced congressional rejection in 1994. Clinton was elected as the first female senator from New York in 2000 and served until 2009. She ran for president in 2008, lost to Barack Obama, and later became his secretary of state. Clinton faced controversy over a private email server but was not charged. In 2016, she won the Democratic nomination for president but lost to Donald Trump in the Electoral College, despite winning the popular vote. Post-election, she founded Onward Together, a political action organization, and became the chancellor of Queen’s University Belfast in 2020. Throughout her career, Clinton has been an influential figure in law, politics, and international relations, advocating for various social and political issues.
Hillary Clinton Quotes
1. “Caring for others is an expression of what it means to be fully human.”
— Hillary Clinton
2. “It takes a village to raise a child.”
— Hillary Clinton
3. “Take criticism seriously, but not personally. If there is truth or merit in the criticism, try to learn from it. Otherwise, let it roll right off you.”
— Hillary Clinton
4. “When I am talking about “It Takes a Village”, I’m obviously not talking just about or even primarily about geographical villages any longer, but about the network of relationships and values that do connect us and binds us together.”
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5. “Every moment wasted looking back, keeps us from moving forward.”
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6. “Human rights are women’s rights, and women’s rights are human rights.”
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7. “Fail to plan, plan to fail.”
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8. “Do what is necessary to be resilient. You will get knocked down. What matters is that you get back up.”
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9. “Every day is a crossroads. Every day is a chance to change your life and our world for the better.”
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10. “Life is too short, time is too precious, and the stakes are too high to dwell on what might have been. We have to work together for what still can be.”
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11. “Women are the largest untapped reservoir of talent in the world.”
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12. “Don’t confuse having a career with having a life.”
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13. “Giving every child a chance to reach their full potential is the best work anyone can do.”
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14. “The harder they hit, the more encouraged I get.”
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15. “Fear is always with us, but we just don’t have time for it. Not Now!”
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16. “There’s no such thing as other people’s children.”
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17. “You can bloom wherever you’re planted if you put enough effort into it.”
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18. “Never waste a good crisis.”
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19. “Every child needs a champion.”
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20. “Innovation, having fun, and giving back, should be the core values for everyone.”
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21. “Being human, we are imperfect. That’s why we need each other. To catch each other when we falter. To encourage each other when we lose heart. Some may lead; others may follow; but none of us can go it alone.”
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22. “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.”
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23. “We need a cost-effective, high-quality health care system, guaranteeing health care to all of our people as a right.”
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24. “Let’s continue to stand up for those who are vulnerable to being left out or marginalized.”
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25. “Too many women in too many countries speak the same language, of silence…”
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26. “I’m sorry. I don’t recall.”
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27. “Investing in women is not only the right thing to do but also the smart thing to do.”
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28. “Human rights are women’s rights, and women’s rights are human rights. Let us not forget that among those rights are the right to speak freely – and the right to be heard.”
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29. “You know, everybody has setbacks in their life, and everybody falls short of whatever goals they might set for themselves. That’s part of living and coming to terms with who you are as a person.”
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30. “And please, please, lets us put mental health back on the top of our national agenda, our prisons and our jails are now our mental health institutions.”
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31. “Women have always been the primary victims of war. Women lose their husbands, their fathers, their sons in combat.”
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32. “I believe in a zone of privacy.”
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33. “It does not matter what country we live in, who our leaders are, or even who we are. Because we are human, we therefore have rights. And because we have rights, governments are bound to protect them.”
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34. “Dynamism is a function of change.”
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35. “I believe that the rights of women and girls are the unfinished business of the 21st century.”
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36. “The challenge is to practice politics as the art of making what appears to be impossible, possible.”
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37. “I think that if you live long enough, you realize that so much of what happens in life is out of your control, but how you respond to it is in your control. That’s what I try to remember.”
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38. “In the fight for women’s rights, the support of men remains crucial.”
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39. “To LGBT men and women worldwide, let me say this: wherever you live and whatever the circumstances of your life, whether you are connected to a network of support or feel isolated and vulnerable, please know that you are not alone.”
— Hillary Clinton
40. “I am someone who hopes for the best and prepares for the worst.”
— Hillary Clinton
41. “The Golden Rule: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. I think it’s a good rule for politics, too.”
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42. “I think I’m chronically exhausted.”
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43. “Women are the world’s most underused resource.”
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44. “We should remember that just as a positive outlook on life can promote good health, so can everyday acts of kindness.”
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45. “Hair matters. Pay attention to your hair – because everyone else will.”
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46. “The arts are not a luxury. They are an integral part of our lives as individuals and as a nation.”
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47. “It’s important to take criticism seriously – not personally.”
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48. “I have a lot of stamina and I have a lot of resilience.”
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49. “I suppose I could have stayed home and baked cookies and had teas.”
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50. “God bless the America we are trying to create.”
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51. “Life is not easy for anyone. Sometimes you don’t see the challenges on the outside, but every single one of us has both those and everything that goes on inside as well. Give it your all. Dare to be all you can be.”
— Hillary Clinton
52. “We must stop thinking of the individual and start thinking about what is best for society.”
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53. “Don’t let life pass you by before you realize that it was worth living.”
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54. “Today’s college students are lazy and uninformed.”
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55. “Life is too short to dwell on what might have been.”
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56. “All people deserve to be treated with dignity and have their human rights respected, no matter who they are or whom they love.”
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57. “We need to make equal pay and equal opportunity for women and girls a reality so women’s rights are human rights once and for all.”
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58. “I’m not going to quit. Why should I quit? This country is worth fighting for.”
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59. “We’re always going to argue about abortion. It’s a hard choice and it’s controversial, and that’s why I’m pro-choice because I want people to make their own choices.”
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60. “Our future matters and it is up to us to take it back.”
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61. “I can’t stand whining.”
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62. “You’re not always going to make the right decisions, but you have to be guided by what you think is important.”
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63. “There is a sense that things if you keep positive and optimistic about what can be done, do work out.”
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64. “Aww don’t feel noways tired. I’ve come too far from where I started from.”
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65. “What did you do with the time and talents I gave you? God’s question…”
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66. “That’s all you people care about, is money.”
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67. “It is not enough to preach about family values, we must value families.”
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68. “Voting is the most precious right of every citizen, and we have a moral obligation to ensure the integrity of our voting process.”
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69. “No human being is immune to adversity or personal setbacks.”
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70. “We ought to be doing all we can to make it possible for every child to fulfill his or her God-given potential.”
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71. “Can’t react every time you’re insulted. Free people absorb destructive things and refuse to be destroyed.”
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72. “Gay rights are human rights.”
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73. “If I didn’t kick his ass every day? he wouldn’t be worth anything.”
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74. “You show people what you’re willing to fight for when you fight your friends.”
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75. “I have never lost faith in America’s essential goodness and greatness.”
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76. “Like being a woman, like being a racial religious tribal or ethnic minority, being LGBT does not make you less human. And that is why gay rights are human rights and human rights are gay rights.”
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77. “When families are strong, America is strong.”
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78. “I mean, I’m a big believer in talking to people when you can and trying to solve problems when you can.”
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79. “Sometimes, opening up your eyes and realizing what you have – no matter how little you think – helps you find yourself.”
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80. “Although we weren’t able to shatter that highest, hardest glass ceiling this time, thanks to you, it’s got about 18 million cracks in it.”
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81. “I am a sensitive person, so it is actually saddening to learn that these poverty-stricken families are most of the time mistreated or looked down upon. Help the poor, like how you would want to be helped if you were in their position.”
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82. “The word gap leads to an achievement gap and has life-long consequences.”
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83. “It’s time that we move from good words to good works, from sound bites to sound solutions.”
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84. “Remember that movie Independence Day, where invaders were coming from outer space, and the whole world was united against the invasion? Why can’t we be united on behalf of our planet? And that’s what I want to do.”
— Hillary Clinton
85. “Who is going to find out? These women are trash. Nobody’s going to believe them.”
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86. “Women have to support other women.”
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87. “Hair matters. This is a life lesson Wellesley and Yale Law School failed to instill. Your hair will send significant messages to those around you.”
— Hillary Clinton
88. “Home is a child’s first and most important classroom.”
— Hillary Clinton
89. “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.”
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90. “Forgiveness is a way of opening up the doors again and moving forward, whether it’s a personal life or a national life.”
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91. “I believe I am a workhorse. I believe that that is what our country needs. We need a president who will roll up our sleeves collectively as a nation and tackle the problems that we confront.”
— Hillary Clinton
92. “Those people on the other side, they will answer any question about climate change by saying, ‘I’m not a scientist.’ Well, I’m not a scientist either. I’m just a grandmother with two eyes and a brain.”
— Hillary Clinton
93. “Prediction from a grown-up: Your future is going to be amazing. You will surprise yourself with what you’re capable of and the incredible things you go on to do. Find the people who love and believe in you – there will be lots of them.”
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94. “The present system is unsustainable. The only question is whether we will master the change or it will master us.”
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95. “We want to lead by our values and out interests in ways that, regardless of the trajectory over the next decade, people will know the United States was on the side of democracy, on the side of the rule of law.”
— Hillary Clinton
96. “When we liberate the economic potential of women, we elevate the economic performance of communities, nations, and the world.”
— Hillary Clinton
97. “In this world and the world of tomorrow, we must go forward together or not at all.”
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98. “I really do hope that we have a woman president in my lifetime.”
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99. “No one understands me better and no one can make me laugh the way Bill does. Even after all these years, he is still the most interesting, energizing and fully alive person I have ever met.”
— Hillary Clinton
100. “I suppose I could have stayed home and baked cookies and had teas, but what I decided to do was to fulfill my profession, which I entered before my husband was in public life.”
— Hillary Clinton
101. “I just want to sleep and exercise and travel for fun. And relax. It sounds so ordinary, but I haven’t done it for 20 years.”
— Hillary Clinton
102. “My parents always stressed the importance of education, working hard in school and learning as much as possible. They also encouraged me to value myself and believe in myself and do what I thought was right for me.”
— Hillary Clinton
103. “When women participate in the economy everyone benefits.”
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104. “It’s time for a new beginning, for an end to government of the few, by the few, and for the few and to replace it with shared responsibility for shared prosperity.”
— Hillary Clinton
105. “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
106. “We are going backward in a field that’s supposed to be all about moving forward.”
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107. “Being LGBT does not make you less human.”
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108. “There is no substitute for love and caring and compassion and human beings helping one another.”
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109. “Freedom is never granted. It is earned by each generation.”
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110. “I remember, particularly, a trip to Bosnia where the welcoming ceremony had to be moved inside because of sniper fire.”
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111. “The difference between a politician and a statesman is that a politician thinks about the next election while the statesman think about the next generation.”
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112. “You cannot have maternal health without reproductive health. And reproductive health includes contraception and family planning and access to legal, safe abortion.”
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113. “What difference, at this point, does it make?”
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114. “When I was growing up, my parents always told me that I had to do what I thought was right and not listen to other people. That was hard for me.”
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115. “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.”
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116. “I did not have textual relations with that server.”
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117. “I believe marriage is not just a bond but a sacred bond between a man and a woman.”
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118. “I think the world would be a lot better off if more people were to define themselves in terms of their own standards and values and not what other people said or thought about them.”
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119. “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.”
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120. “Let’s be honest, for a lot of well-meaning, open-minded white people, the sight of a young black man in a hoodie still evokes a twinge of fear.”
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121. “I will fight against the division politics of revenge and retribution. If you put me to work for you, I will work to lift people up, not put them down.”
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122. “I believe capital gains, for the most part, should be taxed the same way we tax income from hard work, sweat, and toil. And if we do those things, we can be a country that actually can afford debt-free college again.”
— Hillary Clinton
123. “We can’t be fighting the last war. We have to be preparing to fight the new war.”
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124. “Of course, parents are the most important people in a child’s life.”
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125. “I always believed you could learn something from nearly everybody you meet if you’re open to it.”
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126. “The American people are tired of liars and people who pretend to be something they’re not.”
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127. “I have many, many old friends, and I always think that it’s important, when you get into politics, to have friends you had before you were in politics and to understand what’s on their minds.”
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128. “Freedom means the right of people to assemble, organize, and debate openly.”
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129. “We believe strongly that the road to peace and two states living side by side does not go through New York, it goes through Jerusalem and Ramallah.”
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130. “No one wants their personal emails made public, and I think most people understand that and respect that privacy.”
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131. “American values are not just about America, but they speak to the human dignity, the God-given spark that resides in each and every person across the world.”
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132. “I think you know by now that I’ve been called many things by many people. Quitter is not one of them.”
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133. “We need to be as well prepared to defend ourselves against public health dangers as we should be to defend ourselves against any foreign danger.”
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134. “True transformation only comes from sustainable strategies.”
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135. “I can survive setbacks, I’ve survived a lot of setbacks in my life. I don’t see them as anything other than the natural ebb and flow of life and politics.”
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136. “What the champions of suffrage understood was that the vote is not just a symbol of our equality, but that it can be, if used, a guarantee of results.”
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137. “Wealthy women have rights in every country. And poor women don’t.”
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138. “In defeating terror, Israel’s cause is our cause.”
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139. “The only way to make a difference is to acquire power.”
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140. “It is absolutely without contradiction that when women are encouraged to participate in the formal economies of their societies, the economy grows.”
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141. “There’s no day that is the same as the day before. So you have to be energized; you have to be focused.”
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142. “I think when somebody’s out in the public eye, that’s what they do. So I’m fully comfortable with who I am, what I stand for, and what I’ve always stood for.”
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143. “Keeping them behind bars does little to reduce crime, but it does a lot to tear apart families, our prisons and our jails are now our mental health institutions.”
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144. “I challenge assumptions about women.”
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145. “When you’re president, you can’t vote present. You have to make a decision. Sometimes it’s a split-second decision. You don’t have time to think about it. You’ve got to actually decide.”
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146. “You know, people make a lot of money talking about me, don’t they?”
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147. “We came out of the White House not only dead broke but in debt.”
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148. “Being gay is not a Western invention. It is a human reality.”
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149. “My own country’s record on human rights for gay people is far from perfect.”
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150. “I have met thousands and thousands of pro-choice men and women. I have never met anyone who is pro-abortion.”
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151. “I like live audiences, with real people – virtual reality is no substitute.”
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152. “You can’t just give a speech and expect people to fall down and agree with you.”
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153. “We have a lot of kids who don’t know what works means. They think work is a four-letter word.”
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154. “Rich people, God bless us. We deserve all the opportunities to make sure our country and our blessings continue to the next generation.”
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155. “I’m so grateful this day has ended well.”
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156. “I have always believed that women are not victims, we are agents of change, we are drivers of progress, we are makers of peace – all we need is a fighting chance.”
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157. “It’s always surprising to me how many young women think they have to be perfect. I rarely meet a young man who doesn’t think he already is.”
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158. “There cannot be true democracy unless women’s voices are heard. There cannot be true democracy unless women are given the opportunity to take responsibility for their own lives.”
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159. “I am all about new beginnings. A new grandchild, another new hairstyle, a new email account. Why not a new relationship with the press?”
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160. “I wish we weren’t fighting all the time to protect women’s rights, to protect women’s health.”
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161. “There is a great deal of political pressure to only talk about abstinence and to deny support for condoms and education on using them. This policy will lead to the unnecessary deaths of many people.”
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162. “Probably my worst quality is that I get very passionate about what I think is right.”
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163. “I am surprised at the way people seem to perceive me, and sometimes I read stories and hear things about me and I go “ugh.” I wouldn’t like her either. It’s so unlike what I think I am or what my friends think I am.”
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164. “The consciousness-raising, the advocacy, the passion, the youth of your movement is so critical.”
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165. “If I want to knock a story off the front page, I just change my hairstyle.”
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166. “I rarely meet a young man who doesn’t already think he is.”
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167. “I think that you can disagree with people and debate over their positions with issues without engaging in the politics of personal destruction.”
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168. “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.”
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169. “Violence toward women isn’t cultural; it’s criminal.”
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170. “In every religion, there are those who would drape themselves in the mantle of belief and faith only to distort it’s most sacred teachings – preaching intolerance and resorting to violence.”
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171. “No society can thrive when half its people are left behind.”
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172. “Everyone has some dysfunction in their families. They have to deal with it. You don’t walk away if you love someone. You help the person.”
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173. “No government can love a child, and no policy can substitute for a family’s care. But at the same time, government can either support or undermine families as they cope with moral, social and economic stresses of caring for children.”
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174. “I have more understanding, more compassion. I am on a much more important quest for the truth than any of you. You just don’t want me to be president.”
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175. “One thing we know for sure is that change is certain, progress is not.”
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176. “A democracy depends on the full integration of women into society, especially on seeing to it that they have equal access to the same tools of opportunity as men.”
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177. “Great nations need organizing principles, and ‘Don’t do stupid stuff’ is not an organizing principle.”
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178. “I am, you know, adamantly against illegal immigration.”
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179. “The episodic, reactive, almost frantic pace of what is broadcast makes children feel and act frantic and shortens their attention spans and their patience for activities that take time and problems that don’t yield immediate solutions.”
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180. “The money has to go to the federal government because the federal government will spend that money better than the private sector will spend it.”
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181. “Clearly, we need more incentives to quickly increase the use of wind and solar power; they will cut costs, increase our energy independence and our national security and reduce the consequences of global warming.”
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182. “Well, human security is a concept that I am very committed to enshrining in American foreign policy.”
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183. “You want me to tell you what my husband thinks? My husband is not secretary of state; I am. If you want my opinion, I will tell you my opinion. I am not going to be channeling my husband.”
— Hillary Clinton
184. “So nice to be a fashion icon in my day.”
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185. “While there are few problems in today’s world that the United States can solve alone, there are even fewer that can be solved without the United States.”
— Hillary Clinton
186. “There is still work to be done, but that remains a crucial lesson, you cannot bring peace and security to people just by signing an agreement. In fact, most peace agreements don’t last.”
— Hillary Clinton
187. “I cannot imagine anyone being more of an outsider than the first woman president.”
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188. “As long as there are those who are willing to shed blood and take innocent life in the name of religion, the name of God, the world will never know a true and lasting peace.”
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189. “One thing we know for sure is that change is certain. Progress is not. Progress depends on the choices we make today for tomorrow and on whether we meet our challenges and protect our values.”
— Hillary Clinton
190. “You know, there’s a great saying in Texas – you’ve all heard it – all hat and no cattle. Well, after seven years of George Bush, we need a lot less hat and a lot more cattle.”
— Hillary Clinton
191. “I never thought that the long-haired, bearded guy I married in law school would end up being President.”
— Hillary Clinton
192. “A psychologist once told me that for a boy being in the middle of a conflict between two women is the worst possible situation. There’s always a desire to please each one.”
— Hillary Clinton
193. “It is very clear that the people in Afghanistan do not want the Taliban back.”
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194. “I made a mistake. That happens. It proves I’m human, which you know, for some people, is a revelation.”
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195. “The importance of building relationships among colleagues, of trying to create coalitions behind the issues that you are championing, was not something I ever had much insight into until I was elected and started serving in the Senate.”
— Hillary Clinton
196. “Today we voted as Democrats and Republicans. Tomorrow we begin again as New Yorkers.”
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197. “Of all the jobs I’ve had, sliming fish was pretty good preparation for life in Washington.”
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198. “There is one lesson from the past, in particular, that we cannot afford to ignore: You cannot make progress on gender equality or broader human development without safeguarding women’s reproductive health and rights.”
— Hillary Clinton
199. “We regret mistakes were made.”
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200. “We must urgently begin to rebuild the bonds of trust and respect among Americans. Restoring trust in our politics, our press, our markets.”
— Hillary Clinton