Quotes By Hillary Clinton

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.

A nuclear-weapons armed Iran is not in anyone's human-rights interests. That is a direct threat to the lives and the livelihoods and the stability not only of the region but beyond.

If I want to knock a story off the front page, I just change my hairstyle.

I want to make a difference.

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

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.

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.

I like live audiences, with real people - virtual reality is no substitute.

We can't go to people who have lost their job at GM and say, 'Oh, by the way, we are going to pay money to build a road here or inoculate children there,' unless we can demonstrate that it is in America's interest. I happen to think it is.

Countries that will not tax their elite who expect us to come in and help them serve their people are just not going to get the kind of help from us that historically they may have.

Human rights are women's rights, and women's rights are human rights.

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

Children today will grow up taking for granted that an African-American or a woman can, yes, become the president of the United States.

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

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.

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.

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.

You can't just give a speech and expect people to fall down and agree with you.

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

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

You have to be true to yourself.

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

In the aftermath of September 11, and as the 9/11 Commission report so aptly demonstrates, it is clear that our intelligence system is not working the way that it should.

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.

Both the American people and nations that censor the internet should understand that our government is committed to helping promote internet freedom.

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

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

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

I've been really at the highest levels of American political life.

What we have to do... is to find a way to celebrate our diversity and debate our differences without fracturing our communities.