Top 1934 Quotes & Sayings by Hillary Clinton - Page 4

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.

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.

I've never understood multi-party democracy. It's hard enough with two parties.

One of the things I have been preaching around the world is collecting taxes in an equitable manner, especially from the elites.

'Smart power' is the use of American power in ways that would help prevent and resolve conflict - not just send our military in.

I believe in delegating power.

It is a fact that around the world the elites of every country are making money.

Europe is a miracle.

Sometimes overturning brutal regimes takes time and costs lives. I wish it weren't so. I really, really do.

India has reduced its dependence on Iranian oil. I know their refineries have stopped asking for orders to purchase Iranian oil.

There is no formula that I'm aware of for being a successful or fulfilled woman today.

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.

I was in civil society long before I was ever in politics or my husband was ever even elected president.

I don't think I've read any of the books that have been written about me.

Sometimes, in public life, people ask inappropriate, off-the-wall kinds of questions, don't they?

Well, I think both Russia and China have a very strong aversion to interference in internal affairs.

I'll get involved in philanthropy.

I think I'm very hardheaded.

You know, I think of the global economy as an inverted triangle, resting on the shoulders of the American consumer. And if the American consumer cannot have enough disposable income in order to maintain a standard of living that creates more opportunities generation after generation, that's bad for everybody.

I can't stand the kind of paralysis that some people fall into because they're not happy with the choices they've made.

I just think that giving a child a chance and sharing what you have with a child is one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, as well as a child.

Don't let anybody tell you it's corporations and businesses create jobs. You know that old theory, 'trickle-down economics.' That has been tried, that has failed. It has failed rather spectacularly.

I don't have any comment on who the people of Russia choose to be their leaders.

The nuclear arsenal that Pakistan has, I believe is secure. I think the government and the military have taken adequate steps to protect that.

I don't think that strategically it is smart to begin cutting your options when the other side does not move at all.

You know, my view is that we have a big world out there.

At the end of the day, you know, love does not happen between two perfect people as much as we would wish.

The Russians and the Chinese have been absolutely clear they don't want to see Iran with a nuclear weapon.

Oh, I've never been asked a silly question in my entire life.

There hasn't been anybody whose life has been picked apart and distorted as much as mine.

I mean, I'm a big believer in talking to people when you can and trying to solve problems when you can.

I want to make a difference.

You can go into neighborhoods in the United States where people dress a certain way because they don't want to be out of touch, where boys wear pants down to their knees, which nobody has compelled them to do but they pick up the cultural norms, or where girls are improperly dressed by my eyes, but that's what they see in the media.

You have to test your ideas in a public forum.

When does life start? When does it end? Who makes these decisions?... Every day, in hospitals and homes and hospices... people are struggling with those profound issues.

I never thought that the long haired, bearded guy I married in law school would end up being President.

I don't ask anyone else to live my life. I have enough trouble doing that.

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.

Everybody has some dysfunction in their families.

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.

You know, people make a lot of money talking about me, don't they?

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.

I never thought I would end up being the Senator from New York.

I meet with people all day long.

It is very clear that the people in Afghanistan do not want the Taliban back.

The safe haven that al-Qaida has found in Pakistan is very troubling.

You cannot have development in today's world without partnering with the private sector.

China is starting an English-speaking television network around the world, Russia is, Al Jazeera. And the BBC is cutting back on its many language services around the world.

I have to defend my husband.

I'm in charge of the State Department's 60,000-plus people all over the world, 275 posts.

Several people have told me that one of the most meaningful events they could attend would be something at the White House with their children.

It's true that America can't solve every problem, but I don't know of any major problem in the world that can be solved without us.

There are rich people everywhere, and yet they don't contribute to the growth of their countries.

You're not a leader if you haven't been elected.

Well I think in a marriage you have to be honest and ask yourself, you know, what is my role? What is my responsibility?

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.'

Democracies have to be careful that they do not become so process-driven.

Look, I'm outspoken.

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.

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.