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327 Powerful & Uplifting Hillary Clinton Quotes To Inspire You

Famous As: Former First Lady, 67th United States Secretary of State
Born On: October 26, 1947
Born In: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Founder / Co Founder: Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families
Age: 75 Years
Although Hillary Clinton lost the US presidential election, but the former first lady's quotes, thoughts and observations endure the test of time. During her successful political career, she has always shared her views and thoughts on subjects she felt for. We have compiled our favourite Hillary Clinton quotes from her speeches, books, writings, interviews etc. She has always shared her views and spoken on sujects such as feminism, women's rights, education, foreign policy, democracy, White House, health, human rights etc. Here are some memorable words and lines from the woman who stood a very real chance of becoming the first female the President of the United States of America. 
My father was a small-businessman, and if he didn't get up and go to work, there would be no business.

My father was a small-businessman, and if he didn't get up and go to work, there would be no business.

Hillary Clinton
And I will repeat today what I have said throughout this campaign. I will not raise taxes on the middle class. I will give you tax relief to help ease these burdens.

And I will repeat today what I have said throughout this campaign. I will not raise taxes on the middle class. I will give you tax relief to help ease these burdens.

Hillary Clinton
When I became secretary of state, I felt one of my primary jobs was building relationships around the world.

When I became secretary of state, I felt one of my primary jobs was building relationships around the world.

Hillary Clinton
When I negotiated the ceasefire in Gaza with President Morsi, he was, you know, very involved.

When I negotiated the ceasefire in Gaza with President Morsi, he was, you know, very involved.

Hillary Clinton
I respect the Congress's oversight responsibility.

I respect the Congress's oversight responsibility.

Hillary Clinton
You know, one of the things my husband says when people say 'Well, what did you bring to Washington,' he said, 'Well, I brought arithmetic.'

You know, one of the things my husband says when people say 'Well, what did you bring to Washington,' he said, 'Well, I brought arithmetic.'

Hillary Clinton
The people of New York took a big chance on me. And I'm well aware of that.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hillary Clinton
You know no one will ever accuse me as having the same policies as George W. Bush.

You know no one will ever accuse me as having the same policies as George W. Bush.

Hillary Clinton
What I found when I became Secretary of State was a lot of doubts and a lot of concerns and fears from friends, allies, around the world.

What I found when I became Secretary of State was a lot of doubts and a lot of concerns and fears from friends, allies, around the world.

Hillary Clinton
When you're the presidential nominee you get to pick whomever you choose to be on the ticket, and that person gets to say yes or no because, obviously, it's a very important decision.

When you're the presidential nominee you get to pick whomever you choose to be on the ticket, and that person gets to say yes or no because, obviously, it's a very important decision.

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.

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
When an army unit returns from service in Iraq or Afghanistan, it barely gets a breather before it begins training for its next deployment.

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
I believe America thrives when the middle class thrives.

I believe America thrives when the middle class thrives.

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.

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
I had a family that supported me.

I had a family that supported me.

Hillary Clinton
I wish I had some stock in a scrunchie company.

I wish I had some stock in a scrunchie company.

Hillary Clinton
Struggles do not end when countries attempt the transition to democracy.

Struggles do not end when countries attempt the transition to democracy.

Hillary Clinton
I believe that eventually, one of the next big issues that will have to be addressed globally is the role of state-owned enterprises. Because there is a disadvantage that's built in.

I believe that eventually, one of the next big issues that will have to be addressed globally is the role of state-owned enterprises. Because there is a disadvantage that's built in.

Hillary Clinton
My overall goal is to level the playing field for American businesses.

My overall goal is to level the playing field for American businesses.

Hillary Clinton
I'm somebody who gets up every day and says, 'What am I going to do today, and how am I going to do it?' I think it moves me toward some outcome I'm hoping for and also has some, you know, some joy attached to it.

I'm somebody who gets up every day and says, 'What am I going to do today, and how am I going to do it?' I think it moves me toward some outcome I'm hoping for and also has some, you know, some joy attached to it.

Hillary Clinton
I really get up every day and try to deal with the problems that are in front of me, and I don't really worry about history. That will work itself out over time.

I really get up every day and try to deal with the problems that are in front of me, and I don't really worry about history. That will work itself out over time.

Hillary Clinton
I can't drive anymore.

I can't drive anymore.

Hillary Clinton
Americans deserve to feel secure in their own lives, in their own middle-class aspirations, before you go to them and say, 'We're going to have to enforce navigable sea lanes in the South China Sea.'

Americans deserve to feel secure in their own lives, in their own middle-class aspirations, before you go to them and say, 'We're going to have to enforce navigable sea lanes in the South China Sea.'

Hillary Clinton
George W. Bush is very popular in Sub-Saharan Africa. Why? Because of PEPFAR, the President's Emergency Program for AIDS Relief.

George W. Bush is very popular in Sub-Saharan Africa. Why? Because of PEPFAR, the President's Emergency Program for AIDS Relief.

Hillary Clinton
The most important questions for anybody thinking of running for president are not 'Will you run and can you win?' There is, 'What is your vision for America? And can you lead us there?'

The most important questions for anybody thinking of running for president are not 'Will you run and can you win?' There is, 'What is your vision for America? And can you lead us there?'

Hillary Clinton
Remember, the IDF, the Israeli Defense Forces, have a working relationship with the Palestinian Authority security forces, which have been incredibly professional.

Remember, the IDF, the Israeli Defense Forces, have a working relationship with the Palestinian Authority security forces, which have been incredibly professional.

Hillary Clinton
Everyone can change.

Everyone can change.

Hillary Clinton
When I chose to leave a career as a young lawyer in Washington to move to Arkansas to marry Bill and start a family, my friends asked, 'Are you out of your mind?'

When I chose to leave a career as a young lawyer in Washington to move to Arkansas to marry Bill and start a family, my friends asked, 'Are you out of your mind?'

Hillary Clinton
I thought making speeches for money was a much better thing than getting connected with any one group or company, as so many people who leave public life do.

I thought making speeches for money was a much better thing than getting connected with any one group or company, as so many people who leave public life do.

Hillary Clinton
My favorite short stories are by Alice Munro, especially her collections 'Carried Away' and 'Runaway.'

My favorite short stories are by Alice Munro, especially her collections 'Carried Away' and 'Runaway.'

Hillary Clinton
I've been in the hospital once when I had my daughter, and, oh, when I broke my elbow, but other than that, I've been very fortunate.

I've been in the hospital once when I had my daughter, and, oh, when I broke my elbow, but other than that, I've been very fortunate.

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

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

Hillary Clinton
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.

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.

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

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

Hillary Clinton
Well, human security is a concept that I am very committed to enshrining in American foreign policy.

Well, human security is a concept that I am very committed to enshrining in American foreign policy.

Hillary Clinton
I wish I were taller and thinner but the hair you can do something about.

I wish I were taller and thinner but the hair you can do something about.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hillary Clinton
I believe in delegating power.

I believe in delegating power.

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

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

Hillary Clinton
I don't think we should be about the business of denying voters in Michigan and Florida the right to be heard.

I don't think we should be about the business of denying voters in Michigan and Florida the right to be heard.

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

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

Hillary Clinton
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.

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.

Hillary Clinton
In my family, we were Americans, we were Republicans and we were Methodists.

In my family, we were Americans, we were Republicans and we were Methodists.

Hillary Clinton
It should never be a crime to be gay.

It should never be a crime to be gay.

Hillary Clinton
We know in New York we have several million at any one time who are in New York illegally.

We know in New York we have several million at any one time who are in New York illegally.

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

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

Hillary Clinton
I think I will serve as secretary of state as my last public position.

I think I will serve as secretary of state as my last public position.

Hillary Clinton
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.

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.

Hillary Clinton
Well, I will be a president for Democrats, Republicans and independents, for the struggling, the striving, the successful, for all those who vote for me and for those who don't. For all Americans together.

Well, I will be a president for Democrats, Republicans and independents, for the struggling, the striving, the successful, for all those who vote for me and for those who don't. For all Americans together.

Hillary Clinton
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.

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.

Hillary Clinton
But I can tell you another engine for growth and job creation would be comprehensive immigration reform.

But I can tell you another engine for growth and job creation would be comprehensive immigration reform.

Hillary Clinton
I am repeating the facts and the facts are I did not send nor did I receive material marked classified.

I am repeating the facts and the facts are I did not send nor did I receive material marked classified.

Hillary Clinton
I don't think it's at all weakening of the system if people with the same last name put themselves forward to the electorate, when their experiences, their character, and in my case, gender, may be different.

I don't think it's at all weakening of the system if people with the same last name put themselves forward to the electorate, when their experiences, their character, and in my case, gender, may be different.

Hillary Clinton
I've often thought that the gauntlet of American politics is more individualistic, more expensive, more unpredictable than in many other democracies.

I've often thought that the gauntlet of American politics is more individualistic, more expensive, more unpredictable than in many other democracies.

Hillary Clinton
There is no part of the world that is irrelevant to the United States anymore.

There is no part of the world that is irrelevant to the United States anymore.

Hillary Clinton
When it comes to the Middle East, this is always a very difficult issue for any American president.

When it comes to the Middle East, this is always a very difficult issue for any American president.

Hillary Clinton
I would be delighted if the United States could have a positive relationship with Russia, and I would be thrilled if the Russian people, who are so capable, had a normal country that they could chart a different future.

I would be delighted if the United States could have a positive relationship with Russia, and I would be thrilled if the Russian people, who are so capable, had a normal country that they could chart a different future.

Hillary Clinton
Everybody feels they have been trespassed upon, and nearly everybody has trespassed on somebody else, maybe not intentionally.

Everybody feels they have been trespassed upon, and nearly everybody has trespassed on somebody else, maybe not intentionally.

Hillary Clinton
Hamas, we know, embeds missiles, embeds command-and-control units in civilian areas.

Hamas, we know, embeds missiles, embeds command-and-control units in civilian areas.

Hillary Clinton
When you have armed militants, aided and abetted by a major country like Russia, able to use surface-to-air missiles to bring down a commercial airline, that is a form of terrorism.

When you have armed militants, aided and abetted by a major country like Russia, able to use surface-to-air missiles to bring down a commercial airline, that is a form of terrorism.

Hillary Clinton
I was not going to attack Palin just for being a woman appealing for support from other women.

I was not going to attack Palin just for being a woman appealing for support from other women.

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

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

Hillary Clinton
I think I'm very hardheaded.

I think I'm very hardheaded.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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
I meet with people all day long.

I meet with people all day long.

Hillary Clinton
I won the youth vote in Massachusetts and in California. I did very well with it in Ohio.

I won the youth vote in Massachusetts and in California. I did very well with it in Ohio.

Hillary Clinton
There is a hunger for the United States to be present again.

There is a hunger for the United States to be present again.

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

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

Hillary Clinton
I had a personal email when I was in the Senate, as the vast majority of senators do. It was very convenient. I did all of my business on personal emails.

I had a personal email when I was in the Senate, as the vast majority of senators do. It was very convenient. I did all of my business on personal emails.

Hillary Clinton
Remember, before they called it Obamacare, they called it Hillarycare.

Remember, before they called it Obamacare, they called it Hillarycare.

Hillary Clinton
One of the great things about my mother is she really valued people's character more than what they did.

One of the great things about my mother is she really valued people's character more than what they did.

Hillary Clinton
Hard men present hard choices - none more so than Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia.

Hard men present hard choices - none more so than Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia.

Hillary Clinton
I have been working or attending school full time since I was 13.

I have been working or attending school full time since I was 13.

Hillary Clinton
When you're down on yourself, and when you are hunkering down and pulling back, you're not going to make any better decisions than when you were aggressively, belligerently putting yourself forward.

When you're down on yourself, and when you are hunkering down and pulling back, you're not going to make any better decisions than when you were aggressively, belligerently putting yourself forward.

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

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

Hillary Clinton
I have to defend my husband.

I have to defend my husband.

Hillary Clinton
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.

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.

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

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

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

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

Hillary Clinton
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.

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.

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

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

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

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

Hillary Clinton
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.

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.

Hillary Clinton
I always supported the women I worked with having time off to go to parent-teacher conferences and doctors' appointments or bringing their infants into the office.

I always supported the women I worked with having time off to go to parent-teacher conferences and doctors' appointments or bringing their infants into the office.

Hillary Clinton
Being gay is not a Western invention. It is a human reality.

Being gay is not a Western invention. It is a human reality.

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

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

Hillary Clinton
We have to knock down the barriers erected by greed, special interests, powerful forces.

We have to knock down the barriers erected by greed, special interests, powerful forces.

Hillary Clinton
If you can't compete fairly, honestly, effectively, no government should intervene. Now, some governments do. They prop up failing industries.

If you can't compete fairly, honestly, effectively, no government should intervene. Now, some governments do. They prop up failing industries.

Hillary Clinton
If you get so unequal that people believe they don't have a chance, that the field isn't level for them and their children, that puts democracy at risk.

If you get so unequal that people believe they don't have a chance, that the field isn't level for them and their children, that puts democracy at risk.

Hillary Clinton
I've never understood the division between so-called realists and so-called idealists.

I've never understood the division between so-called realists and so-called idealists.

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.

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
I think that if you live long enough, you realize that so much of what happens in life is out of your control, but how you respond to it is in your control. That's what I try to remember.

I think that if you live long enough, you realize that so much of what happens in life is out of your control, but how you respond to it is in your control. That's what I try to remember.

Hillary Clinton
I think it's fair to say that diplomacy today requires much more of that if you're the United States of America than it did 10, 20, 30, 40 years ago.

I think it's fair to say that diplomacy today requires much more of that if you're the United States of America than it did 10, 20, 30, 40 years ago.

Hillary Clinton