Quotes By Hillary Clinton

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

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.

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.

I have not supported same-sex marriage. I have supported civil partnerships and contractual relationships.

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

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.

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

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.

The First Lady role is really difficult. It has no job description... You have to create it for yourself.

The truth is that sometimes it is hard even for me to recognize the Hillary Clinton that other people see.

I suppose I could have stayed home and baked cookies and had teas.

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.

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.

I drink tons of water. Just as much water as I can possibly drink.

In nearly every religion I am aware of, there is a variation of the golden rule. And even for the non-religious, it is a tenet of people who believe in humanistic principles.

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

I think that you can disagree with people and debate over their positions with issues without engaging in the politics of personal destruction.

My wish for the new millennium is for all children... to grow up wiser, and stronger and more prosperous for the future than ever before.

I'm one of these very focused people when it comes to day-to-day work, and I'm trying not to think about what comes next so that I can stay very focused on what I'm doing now.

Europe is a miracle.

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

I think I'm chronically exhausted.

Every marriage is a mystery to me, even the one I'm in. So I'm no expert on it.

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.

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.

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

People have to stop employing illegal immigrants.

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.

I think I'm very hardheaded.

I am someone who hopes for the best and prepares for the worst.