Hillary Clinton is an American politician who served as the 67th United States Secretary of State from 2009 to 2013, and previously as a United States Senator from New York from 2001 to 2009. She was the Democratic Party's nominee for President of the United States in the 2016 election, the first woman nominated by a major party. Clinton is the first female candidate to win the popular vote in an American presidential election, although she ultimately lost the electoral vote to Donald Trump.
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Don't let anybody tell you it's corporations and businesses that create jobs.
The American people are tired of liars and people who pretend to be something they're not.
It takes a village to raise a child.
In too many instances, the march to globalization has also meant the marginalization of women and girls. And that must change.
Islam is the fastest-growing religion in America, a guide and pillar of stability for many of our people.
You cannot have maternal health without reproductive health. And reproductive health includes contraception and family planning and access to legal, safe abortion.
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.
I'm undaunted in my quest to amuse myself by constantly changing my hair.
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.
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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We cannot eradicate violence if we do not build strong, inclusive communities. — Hillary Clinton
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I have to confess that it's crossed my mind that you could not be a Republican and a Christian.
I believe that marriage is not just a bond but a sacred bond between a man and a woman.
In this world and the world of tomorrow, we must go forward together or not at all.
We cannot eradicate violence if we do not build strong, inclusive communities.
If I want to knock a story off the front page, I just change my hairstyle.
We came out of the White House not only dead broke, but in debt.
Don't confuse having a career with having a life.
My husband may have his faults, but he has never lied to me.
I think I will serve as secretary of state as my last public position.
God bless the America we are trying to create.
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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 left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons. Should he succeed in that endeavor, he could alter the political and security landscape of the Middle East, which as we know all too well affects American security. — Hillary Clinton
We would very much like to see Iran take a position as a responsible leader that doesn't intimidate or threaten or scare its neighbors and others. But the choice is really up to Iran and we're going to keep working to try to come out with the right decision. — Hillary Clinton
Laws have to be backed up with resources and political will. And deep-seated cultural codes, religious beliefs and structural biases have to be changed. — Hillary Clinton
For more than a half a century, we know that we prospered because of a bipartisan consensus on defense and foreign policy. We must do more than return to that sensible, cooperative approach. — Hillary Clinton
It's important to recognize that expanding the circle of opportunity
and increasing the democratic potential of our own society,
as well as those across the world, is a continuing process of inclusion. — 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
We need a return to transparency and a system of checks and balances, to a president who respects Congress' role of oversight and accountability. — Hillary Clinton
[On the Chicago Cubs:] Being a Cubs fan prepares you for life - and Washington. — Hillary Clinton
We need to have a resolve that will bring the world together to root out the kind of radical jihadist ideology that motivates organizations like ISIS, a barbaric, ruthless, violent jihadist, terrorist group. — Hillary Clinton
Words matter when you run for president. And they really matter when you are president. — Hillary Clinton
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. — Hillary Clinton
I did not have textual relations with that server. — Hillary Clinton
We should remember that just as a positive outlook on life can promote good health, so can everyday acts of kindness. — Hillary Clinton
The only way to make a difference is to acquire power. — Hillary Clinton
Trickle-down did not work. It got us into the mess we were in, in 2008 and 2009. Slashing taxes on the wealthy hasn’t worked. And a lot of really smart, wealthy people know that. And they are saying, hey, we need to do more to make the contributions we should be making to rebuild the middle class. — Hillary Clinton
Women are the largest untapped reservoir of talent in the world. — Hillary Clinton
Never doubt that you are valuable and powerful and deserving of every chance in the world to pursue your dreams. — Hillary Clinton
For all the injustices in our past and our present, we have to believe that in the free exchange of ideas, justice will prevail over injustice, tolerance over intolerance and progress over reaction. — Hillary Clinton
With all due respect, the fact is we had four dead Americans. Was it because of a protest or was it because of guys out for a walk one night who decided they'd go kill some Americans? What difference, at this point, does it make? It is our job to figure out what happened and do everything we can to prevent it from ever happening again. — Hillary Clinton
If Planned Parenthood and Human Rights Campaign were part of the establishment, that would be time for all of us to just quit having to work so hard and defend it and fight for it. — Hillary Clinton
Being gay is not a Western invention. It is a human reality. — Hillary Clinton
What King Abdullah of Jordan said is essentially the war against ISIS is a war for the soul of Islam. And it must be Muslim troops on the ground that will destroy ISIS, with the support of a coalition of major powers - U.S., U.K., France, Germany and Russia. — Hillary Clinton
I don't think it was progressive to vote to give gun makers and sellers immunity. I don't think it was progressive to vote against Ted Kennedy's immigration reform. — 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
Women have always been the primary victims of war. Women lose their husbands, their fathers, their sons in combat. — Hillary Clinton
when you stumble, keep faith. And when you're knocked down, get right back up and never listen to anyone who says you can't or shouldn't go on. — Hillary Clinton
I really deplore the tone of his campaign and the inflammatory rhetoric that he is using to divide people. I don`t know that Donald Trump has any boundaries at all. — Hillary Clinton
I believe that the rights of women and girls is the unfinished business of the 21st century. — Hillary Clinton
There cannot be true democracy unless all citizens are able to participate fully in the lives of their country. — Hillary Clinton
I used to sit on the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue and wonder why the Senate was always going into recess, until in my first year I realized how intense the pressure was. — Hillary Clinton
You can have the right kind of experience and the wrong kind of experience. Mine is rooted in the real lives of real people, and it will bring real results if we have the courage to change. — Hillary Clinton
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
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
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
Politics is like sausage being made. It is unsavory, and it always has been that way, but we usually end up where we need to be. — Hillary Clinton
Great nations need organizing principles, and 'Don't do stupid stuff' is not an organizing principle. — Hillary Clinton
I like live audiences, with real people - virtual reality is no substitute. — Hillary Clinton
Thanks to you, we've reached a milestone. The first time in our nation's history that a woman will be a major party's nominee. — Hillary Clinton
You cannot have development in today's world without partnering with the private sector. — Hillary Clinton
I can't stand whining. — Hillary Clinton
It took a Clinton to clean up after the first Bush, it may take another Clinton to clean up after the second one — Hillary Clinton
When an army unit returns from service in Iraq or Afghanistan, it barely gets a breather before it begins training for its next deployment. — Hillary Clinton
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. — Hillary Clinton
I am all about new beginnings. A new grandchild, another new hairstyle, a new email account. Why not a new relationship with the press? — Hillary Clinton
I certainly don't read coverage of me, I read what else is going on that I need to know about to do my job. — Hillary Clinton
I am, you know, adamantly against illegal immigration. — Hillary Clinton
I think cyber security, cyber warfare will be one of the biggest challenges facing the next president, because clearly we're facing at this point two different kinds of adversaries. There are the independent hacking groups that do it mostly for commercial reasons to try to steal information that they can use to make money. — Hillary Clinton
I have met thousands and thousands of pro-choice men and women. I have never met anyone who is pro-abortion. — Hillary Clinton
I suppose I could have stayed home and baked cookies and had teas. — Hillary Clinton
Let's continue to stand up for those who are vulnerable to being left out or marginalized. — Hillary Clinton
All people deserve to be treated with dignity and have their human rights respected, no matter who they are or whom they love. — Hillary Clinton
That is what I want to make clear today. A man with a long history of racial discrimination, who traffics in dark conspiracy theories drawn from the pages of supermarket tabloids and the far, dark reaches of the Internet, should never run our government or command our military. — Hillary Clinton
Donald Trump really believes that the more you help wealthy people, the better off we'll be and that everything will work out from there. — Hillary Clinton
We're now on the precipice of having a potentially much better economy, but the last thing we need to do is to go back to the policies that failed us in the first place. — Hillary Clinton
Donald Trump bigotry, his bluster, his bullying, have become his campaign. — Hillary Clinton
I have long been in favor of states and cities within states making up their own minds whether or not they want to permit fracking. I have been supportive of that. — 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
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. — Hillary Clinton
I have met thousands and thousands of pro-choice men and women. I have never met anyone who is pro-abortion. Being pro-choice is not being pro-abortion. Being pro-choice is trusting the individual to make the right decision for herself and her family, and not entrusting that decision to anyone wearing the authority of government in any regard. — Hillary Clinton
There is absolutely no disconnect between common sense gun safety measures and protecting the Second Amendment rights of gun owners. — 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
You have to be true to yourself. — Hillary Clinton
Every moment wasted looking back, keeps us from moving forward. — Hillary Clinton
I think that trade is an important issue. Of course, we are 5 percent of the world's population; we have to trade with the other 95 percent. And we need to have smart, fair trade deals. — Hillary Clinton
I have been for border security for years. I voted for border security in the United States Senate. And my comprehensive immigration reform plan of course includes border security. — Hillary Clinton
African-American men are more likely to be killed in police incidents, stopped and searched, and sentenced to longer prison terms than white men convicted of similar crimes. Behind these statistics are heart-wrenching stories of lives cut short and families ripped apart. — Hillary Clinton
Prosperity can't be just for CEOs and hedge fund managers. Democracy can't be just for billionaires and corporations. Prosperity and democracy are part of your basic bargain, too. — Hillary Clinton
I think if we work together, if we overcome the divisiveness that sometimes sets Americans against one another, and instead we make some big goals, there's nothing in my opinion that America can't do. — 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 also believe that we have an extraordinary opportunity for the United States and European Union to lead the world in developing and implementing new and more efficient technologies - smart electrical grids and electrical vehicles. — 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 challenge is to practice politics as the art of making what appears to be impossible, possible. — Hillary Clinton
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
Racial inequality is a big problem. — Hillary Clinton
I don't ask anyone else to live my life. I have enough trouble doing that. — Hillary Clinton
It is a campaign to break down every barrier that holds you back. We need more than a plan for the big banks. The middle class needs a raise. And we need more jobs. — Hillary Clinton
What we are learning around the world is that if women are healthy and educated, their families will flourish. If women are free from violence, their families will flourish. If women have a chance to work and earn as full and equal partners in society, their families will flourish. And when families flourish, communities and nations do as well. — 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
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
The patterns have become unmistakable and undeniable. ... We have to come to terms with some hard truths about race and justice in America. — Hillary Clinton
I don't spend my hours plotting for somebody else's downfall. — Hillary Clinton
While we are each free to believe whatever we choose, we cannot do whatever we choose. — Hillary Clinton
Presidents should be very careful at all times in discussing the use or non-use of nuclear weapons. Presidents since the cold war have used nuclear deterrence to keep the peace, and I don't believe that any president should make any blanket statements with respect to the use or non-use of nuclear weapons. — Hillary Clinton
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
Democracy is still a radical idea in a world where we often confuse images with realities, words with actions. — Hillary Clinton
If we're going to be successful in taking on the billionaire class, we need a strong national grassroots movement. — Hillary Clinton
I think that in an age where so much information is flying through cyberspace, we all have to be aware of the fact that some information which is sensitive, which does affect the security of individuals and relationships, deserves to be protected and we will continue to take necessary steps to do so. — Hillary Clinton
If you wish to fault the administration, it is that we didn't have a clear picture and we probably didn't do as clear a job explaining that we did not have a clear picture until days later. — Hillary Clinton
Life Lessons by Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton has shown that hard work, dedication, and resilience are essential for success in any field.
She has also demonstrated the importance of standing up for what you believe in and fighting for justice, even in the face of adversity.
Lastly, she has shown that it is possible to make a difference in the world, no matter what obstacles you may face.
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