Quotes by Hillary Clinton

About Hillary Clinton:

Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton is an American politician who served as the 67th United States Secretary of State under President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013. The wife of Bill Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States, she was First Lady of the United States during his tenure from 1993 to 2001. She served as a United States Senator from New York from 2001 to 2009.
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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

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.

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.

Hillary Clinton

I will read anything by Laura Hillenbrand, Walter Isaacson, Barbara Kingsolver, John le Carre, John Grisham, Hilary Mantel, Toni Morrison, Anna Quindlen and Alice Walker.

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.'

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.

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.

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.

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?'

Hillary Clinton

My biggest, you know, regret is what happened in Benghazi. It was a terrible tragedy losing four Americans - two diplomats and, now it's public so I can say, two CIA operatives.

Hillary Clinton

All of us have to recognize that we owe our children more than we have been giving them.

Hillary Clinton

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

Hillary Clinton

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

Hillary Clinton

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

Hillary Clinton

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

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.

Hillary Clinton

Israel has a right to defend itself.

Hillary Clinton

Putin is playing the long game. He has a strategic plan in mind: the Eurasian Union, which would be in competition to Europe.

Hillary Clinton

One of the biggest problems that Egypt faces is the lack of border security - the importation of weapons on their way to Gaza, for example, coming out of Sudan.

Hillary Clinton

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

Hillary Clinton

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

Hillary Clinton

Author Bio

  • NameHillary Clinton
  • DescriptionAmerican politician, former First Lady of the United States, U.S. Senator, and Secretary of State
  • AliasesHillary Clinton; Hillary Diane Rodham; Hillary Rodham; Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton
  • BornOctober 26, 1947
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPolitician; Lawyer; Diplomat; Writer; Autobiographer; Research Assistant
  • WorksIt Takes A Village; An Invitation To The White House: At Home With History; Living History; Hard Choices
  • AwardsHonorary Doctorate; Honorary Doctorate; Honorary Doctorate; Gallup's Most Admired Man And Woman Poll; Honorary Doctorate; Honorary Doctorate; National Women's Hall Of Fame; Honorary Doctorate; Margaret Sanger Awards; Honorary Doctorate; Honorary Degree; Time 100; Woodrow Wilson Awards; Philippine Legion Of Honor; Department Of Defense Medal For Distinguished Public Service; Honorary Doctorate; Honorary Member; Philadelphia Liberty Medal; Four Freedoms Award - Freedom Medal; Grammy Award For Best Spoken Word Album; Warren Christopher Public Service Award; Chatham House Prize; Ripple Of Hope Award; William O. Douglas Award