Hillary Clinton quotes

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

— Hillary Clinton

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

— Hillary Clinton

“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. ”

— 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

“My father was raised with brothers, he was a football player and a boxer, he was a chief petty officer in the Navy, he was a man of his times. ”

— Hillary Clinton

“My feeling is if you're going to be a leader, you have to carefully assess where people are and where people want to go.”

— 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

“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

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

— Hillary Clinton

“On some campuses, change is effected through nonviolent or even violent means. ”

— 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

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

— Hillary Clinton

“Part of diplomacy is to open different definitions of self-interest. ”

— Hillary Clinton

“People have to stop employing illegal immigrants. ”

— Hillary Clinton

“Showing up is not all of life - but it counts for a lot. ”

— Hillary Clinton

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

— Hillary Clinton

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

— 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 need for peace in Northern Ireland goes well beyond political stability. It now speaks to regional Europe and even global stability. ”

— 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 people of New York took a big chance on me. And I'm well aware of that. ”

— Hillary Clinton

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

— Hillary Clinton

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

— 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 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

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

— Hillary Clinton

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

— Hillary Clinton

“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. ”

— Hillary Clinton