Top 1934 Quotes & Sayings by Hillary Clinton
Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American politician Hillary Clinton.
Last updated on October 10, 2024.
It's impossible to know what happens in the fog of war.
Let's continue to stand up for those who are vulnerable to being left out or marginalized.
Now, 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.
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.
I believe in a zone of privacy.
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.
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.
There is a sense that things, if you keep positive and optimistic about what can be done, do work out.
You know, just to be grossly generalistic, you could put half of Trump's supporters into what I call the basket of deplorables. They're racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamaphobic - you name it.
The challenge is to practice politics as the art of making what appears to be impossible, possible.
Human rights are women's rights, and women's rights are human rights.
If I want to knock a story off the front page, I just change my hairstyle.
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.
I am, you know, adamantly against illegal immigration.
Showing up is not all of life - but it counts for a lot.
Voting is the most precious right of every citizen, and we have a moral obligation to ensure the integrity of our voting process.
Good grief, we're getting offended by everything these days! People can't say anything without offending somebody.
I wish I were taller and thinner but the hair you can do something about.
Forgiveness is a way of opening up the doors again and moving forward, whether it's a personal life or a national life.
In too many instances, the march to globalization has also meant the marginalization of women and girls. And that must change.
Extremism thrives amid ignorance and anger, intimidation and cowardice.
The need for peace in Northern Ireland goes well beyond political stability. It now speaks to regional Europe and even global stability.
We are a country where people of all backgrounds, all nations of origin, all languages, all religions, all races, can make a home. America was built by immigrants.
There's a difference between fair game and playing games.
You don't walk away if you love someone. You help the person.
What we have to do... is to find a way to celebrate our diversity and debate our differences without fracturing our communities.
Dignity does not come from avenging insults, especially from violence that can never be justified. It comes from taking responsibility and advancing our common humanity.
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.
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.
I'm undaunted in my quest to amuse myself by constantly changing my hair.
Part of diplomacy is to open different definitions of self-interest.
I suppose I could have stayed home and baked cookies and had teas.
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.
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.
You can't just give a speech and expect people to fall down and agree with you.
Dynamism is a function of change.
I'm the only candidate which has a policy about how to bring economic opportunity - using clean, renewable energy as the key - into coal country, because we're going to put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of business.
I like live audiences, with real people - virtual reality is no substitute.
I want to teach. I want to speak. I want to travel.
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.
People have to stop employing illegal immigrants.
Freedom means the right of people to assemble, organize, and debate openly.
I'm not going to have some reporters pawing through our papers. We are the president.
Hard men present hard choices - none more so than Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia.
You cannot have maternal health without reproductive health. And reproductive health includes contraception and family planning and access to legal, safe abortion.
People can judge me for what I've done. And 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.
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.
Every marriage is a mystery to me, even the one I'm in. So I'm no expert on it.
Great nations need organizing principles, and 'Don't do stupid stuff' is not an organizing principle.
I believe that the rights of women and girls is the unfinished business of the 21st century.
I've never understood the division between so-called realists and so-called idealists.
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.
I feel very blessed to have a partner in life who supports me, who is enthusiastic about what I want to do, who has been a great father, and who will be a fabulous grandfather.
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.
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.
Women are the largest untapped reservoir of talent in the world.
If you believe you can make a difference, not just in politics, in public service, in advocacy around all these important issues, then you have to be prepared to accept that you are not going to get 100 percent approval.
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.
If you're not comfortable with public speaking - and nobody starts out comfortable; you have to learn how to be comfortable - practice. I cannot overstate the importance of practicing. Get some close friends or family members to help evaluate you, or somebody at work that you trust.
Everyone can change.
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