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Hillary Clinton
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“Children in early adolescence tend to exaggerate or romanticize sexual experiences and that adolescents with disorganized families, such as the complainant, are even more prone to such behavior.”
Hillary Clinton (born 1947) first seen 1975 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Hillary Clinton (1975) State of Arkansas V. Thomas Alfred Taylor affidavit as quoted in Did Hillary Clinton betray a criminal client? CNN (2014/07/01).
“He took a lie detector test. I had him take a polygraph, which he passed, which forever destroyed my faith in polygraphs (laughter).”
Hillary Clinton (born 1947) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In 2008: abortion should be "safe, legal and rare, and by rare I mean rare.”
Hillary Clinton (born 1947) first seen 2015 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: LA Times, July 27, 2015, Opinion: Does Hillary still think abortion should be ‘safe, legal and rare’?
“I suppose I could have stayed home and baked cookies and had teas, but what I decided to do was to fulfill my profession which I entered before my husband was in public life.”
Hillary Clinton (born 1947) first seen 1992 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Response to reporter's questions (16 March 1992), reported on "Making Hillary an Issue" Nightline (26 March 1992). Quoted in Boston Globe.
“You know, I'm not sitting here like some little woman standing by my man, like Tammy Wynette. I'm sitting here because I love him, and I respect him, and I honor what he's been through and what we've been through together. And you know, if that's not enough for people, then heck, don't vote for him.”
Hillary Clinton (born 1947) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You know, everybody has setbacks in their life, and everybody falls short of whatever goals they might set for themselves. That's part of living and coming to terms with who you are as a person.”
Hillary Clinton (born 1947) first seen 1992 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: People interview (December 28, 1992)
“Let us be willing to remold society by redefining what it means to be a human being in the 20th century, moving into a new millennium.”
Hillary Clinton (born 1947) first seen 1993 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: From remarks delivered in Austin, Texas, 6 April 1993. Quoted in "Saint Hillary" by Michael Kelly, The New York Times Magazine, 23 May 1993. Accessed 24 April 2019.
“I'm not going to have some reporters pawing through our papers. We are the president.”
Hillary Clinton (born 1947) first seen 1993 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in Blood Sport: The President and His Adversaries (p. 368), James B. Stewart, December 1993
“In the Bible it says they asked Jesus how many times you should forgive, and he said 70 times 7. Well, I want you all to know that I'm keeping a chart.”
Hillary Clinton (born 1947) first seen 1994 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Speech at the National Prayer Luncheon, reported in The New Yorker (30 May 1994)
“It saddens me that a historic event like this is being misconstrued by a small but vocal group of critics trying to spread the notion that the UN gathering is really the work of radicals and atheists bent on destroying our families.”
Hillary Clinton (born 1947) first seen 1995 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: China, UN Seek to Put Conference Back on Track" (Reuters: September 4, 1995)
“If there is one message that echoes forth from this conference, let it be that human rights are and women’s rights are human rights once and for all. (September 5, 1995)”
Hillary Clinton (born 1947) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“They are often the kinds of kids that are called 'super-predators.' No conscience, no empathy, we can talk about why they ended up that way, but first we have to bring them to heel.”
Hillary Clinton (born 1947) first seen 1996 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Referenced in the Washington Post, about a 1996 statement.
“I don't recognize this new brand of Republicanism that's afoot now, which I consider to be very reactionary, not conservative in many respects. I'm very proud that I was a Goldwater Girl. And then my political beliefs changed over time. But I've always thought that the role of citizen, the role of advocate, were as important in our democracy as running for office. And so it's not anything I've ever, you know, seriously considered.”
Hillary Clinton (born 1947) first seen 1996 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 1996 interview with NPR
“We should remember that just as a positive outlook on life can promote good health, so can everyday acts of kindness.”
Hillary Clinton (born 1947) first seen 1996 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: It Takes A Village, January 1996
“After many years of working with and listening to American adolescents, I don't believe they are ready for sex or its potential consequences – parenthood, abortion, sexually transmitted diseases – and I think we need to do everything in our power to discourage sexual activity and encourage abstinence.”
Hillary Clinton (born 1947) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Casual attitudes towards marijuana and minors’ access to cigarettes raise the likelihood that teenagers will make a sad progression to more serious drug use & earlier sexual activity.”
Hillary Clinton (born 1947) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Heavens, no! It could get subpoenaed. I can't write anything.”
Hillary Clinton (born 1947) first seen 1996 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Jim Lehrer News Hour, when asked if she keeps a diary, hours before a jury in Little Rock, Arkansas, returned guilty verdicts against Clintons' business partners; May 29, 1996 [http://www.trettel.com/ccrc/quotes/Quotes1…
“We are here to advance the cause of women and to advance the cause of democracy and to make it absolutely clear that the two are inseparable. There cannot be true democracy unless women's voices are heard. There cannot be true democracy unless women are given the opportunity to take responsibility for their own lives. There cannot be true democracy unless all citizens are able to participate fully in the lives of their country.”
Hillary Clinton (born 1947) first seen 1997 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Keynote Address at the Vital Voices Conference in Vienna, Austria (11 July 1997)
“From my perspective, this is part of the continuing political campaign against my husband… I mean, look at the very people who are involved in this. They have popped up in other settings. The great story here for anybody willing to find it, write about it and explain it is this vast right-wing conspiracy that has been conspiring against my husband since the day he announced for president.”
Hillary Clinton (born 1947) first seen 1998 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Reacting to the truthful reports that her husband, Bill Clinton, had an affair with White House intern, Monica Lewinsky; Interview with Matt Lauer on NBC's Today show (27 January 1998)
“I think we're going to find some other things. And I think that when all of this is put into context, and we really look at the people involved here, look at their motivations and look at their backgrounds, look at their past behavior, some folks are going to have a lot to answer for.”
Hillary Clinton (born 1947) first seen 1998 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Hillary Clinton Threatens Bill's Accusers on Today Show", C-SPAN, Interview with Matt Lauer (28 January 1998)
“Women have always been the primary victims of war. Women lose their husbands, their fathers, their sons in combat. Women often have to flee from the only homes they have ever known. Women are often the refugees from conflict and sometimes, more frequently in today’s warfare, victims. Women are often left with the responsibility, alone, of raising the children.”
Hillary Clinton (born 1947) first seen 1998 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Conference on domestic violence in San Salvador, El Salvador (17 November 1998).
“Marriage is about a historic, religious and moral content that goes back to the beginning of time and I think a marriage is as a marriage has always been between a man and a woman.”
Hillary Clinton (born 1947) first seen 2000 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: January 2000
“We will also stand united behind our President as he and his advisors plan the necessary actions to demonstrate America's resolve and commitment. Not only to seek out and exact punishment on the perpetrators, but to make very clear that not only those who harbor terrorists, but those who in any way aid or comfort them whatsoever will now face the wrath of our country. And I hope that that message has gotten through to everywhere it needs to be heard. You are either with America in our time of need or you are not.”
Hillary Clinton (born 1947) first seen 2001 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Statement in the US Senate in response to the World Trade Center and Pentagon Attacks (12 September 2001)
“Every nation has to either be with us, or against us. Those who harbor terrorists, or who finance them, are going to pay a price.”
Hillary Clinton (born 1947) first seen 2001 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Sound file (13 September 2001)
“I am sick and tired of people who say that if you debate and you disagree with this administration, somehow you're not patriotic, and we should stand up and say, "We are Americans and we have a right to debate and disagree with any administration!”
Hillary Clinton (born 1947) first seen 2003 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: April 28, 2003 at the annual Democratic Party Jefferson-Jackson-Bailey Day fund raising dinner in Connecticut.
“Like it or not, women are always subject to criticism if they show too much feeling in public.”
Hillary Clinton (born 1947) first seen 2003 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Living History (June 9, 2003)
“I was one who supported giving President Bush the authority, if necessary, to use force against Saddam Hussein. I believe that that was the right vote. I have had many disputes and disagreements with the administration over how that authority has been used, but I stand by the vote to provide the authority because I think it was a necessary step in order to maximize the outcome that did occur in the Security Council with the unanimous vote to send in inspectors.”
Hillary Clinton (born 1947) first seen 2003 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Council on Foreign Relations (15 December 2003) (video)
“He ran a gas station down in St. Louis… No, Mahatma Gandhi was a great leader of the 20th century.”
Hillary Clinton (born 1947) first seen 2004 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Introducing a quotation by Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi, as reported in International Herald Tribune (21 January 2004)
“I wonder if it's possible to be a Republican and a Christian at the same time.”
Hillary Clinton (born 1947) first seen 2004 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: C-SPAN broadcast (21 June 2004)
“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.”
Hillary Clinton (born 1947) first seen 2004 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Explaining her opposition to President Bush's tax cut in San Francisco (28 June 2004)
“And Israel is not only our ally; it is a beacon of what democracy can and should mean… If the people of the Middle East are not sure what democracy means, let them look to Israel.”
Hillary Clinton (born 1947) first seen 2005 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Hanukkah dinner speech at Yeshiva University (December 2005)
“In defeating terror, Israel’s cause is our cause.”
Hillary Clinton (born 1947) first seen 2005 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Hanukkah dinner speech at Yeshiva University (December 2005)
“Mexico is such an important problem. The Mexican government's policies are pushing migration north... There isn't any sensible approach except to do what we need to do simultaneously. Secure our border — with technology, personnel, physical barriers if necessary in some places. We need to have tough employer sanctions, incentivize Mexico to do more.”
Hillary Clinton (born 1947) first seen 2006 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Council on Foreign Relations speech in 2006 (video), quoted in "Hillary Clinton In 2006: ‘Secure Our Border With… Physical Barriers’" by Gerry Urbanek, Western Journalism (10 June 2016).
“I have said publicly no option should be off the table, but I would certainly take nuclear weapons off the table.”
Hillary Clinton (born 1947) first seen 2006 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Bloomberg Television (regarding Iran), April 2006
“It is time to put policy ahead of politics and success ahead of the status quo. It is time for a new strategy to produce what we need: a stable Iraq government that takes over for its own people so our troops can finish their job.”
Hillary Clinton (born 1947) first seen 2006 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Speech in US Senate (21 June 2006)
“I hope, Mr. President, that we can pass a law that criminalizes flag burning and desecration.”
Hillary Clinton (born 1947) first seen 2006 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Senate Session (27 June 2006)
“I do not think we should have pushed for an election in the Palestinian territories. I think that was a big mistake. And if we were going to push for an election, then we should have made sure that we did something to determine who was going to win.”
Hillary Clinton (born 1947) first seen 2006 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Speaking to the Jewish Press (5 September 2006), as quoted in "2006 Audio Emerges of Hillary Clinton Proposing Rigging Palestine Election" by Ken Kurson, Observer (28 October 2016)
“From almost the first day they got into office, they (President Bush and Vice President Cheney) were trying to figure out how to get rid of Saddam Hussein. I’m not a psychiatrist – I don’t know all of the reasons behind their concern, some might say their obsession.”
Hillary Clinton (born 1947) first seen 2007 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Town Hall speech, Berlin, NH, as reported in The New York Times (10 February 2007)
“I grew up in a middle-class family in the middle of America in the middle of the last century.”
Hillary Clinton (born 1947) first seen 2007 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Economic policy speech, May 29, 2007.
“In two nights you're going to have the Republican candidates here. They all support the war. They all support the president. They all supported the escalation. Each of us is trying in our own way to bring the war to an end.”
Hillary Clinton (born 1947) first seen 2007 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Democratic Presidential Debate, Manchester, New Hampshire, June 3, 2007
“I have a million ideas. The country can't afford them all.”
Hillary Clinton (born 1947) first seen 2007 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Reply to a question whether her proposals can be implemented without increasing the national debt, October 11, 2007.
“I'm so grateful this day has ended well.”
Hillary Clinton (born 1947) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Our economy has been at risk by investment schemes aimed at making not just a few, but many extra dollars, and we need to start insisting on the right rules and transparency so this doesn't happen again.”
Hillary Clinton (born 1947) first seen 2007 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: December 5, 2007
“From my perspective, you get up every day and you get out there and you make your case, and you reach as many people as possible. That's what I intend to do. So I'm in it for the long run. It's not a very long run. It will be over by February 5.”
Hillary Clinton (born 1947) first seen 2007 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: George Stephanopoulos' Exclusive Interview with Sen. Hillary Clinton, December 30, 2007.
“It did take a Clinton to clean up after the first Bush, and I think it might take another one to clean up after the second Bush.”
Hillary Clinton (born 1947) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You know, there's a great saying in Texas — you've all heard it — all hat and no cattle. Well, after seven years of George Bush, we need a lot less hat and a lot more cattle.”
Hillary Clinton (born 1947) first seen 2008 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Campaign speech in El Paso, TX, February 12, 2008.
“So nice to be a fashion icon in my day.”
Hillary Clinton (born 1947) first seen 2008 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On a Saturday Night Live skit featuring her in a pantsuit. Rhode Island, February 2008.
“This is the president that looked in the soul of Putin [see George W. Bush's quote above], and I could have told him, he was a KGB agent. By definition he doesn't have a soul. I mean, this is a waste of time, right? This is nonsense, but this is the world we're living in right now.”
Hillary Clinton (born 1947) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It's time that we move from good words to good works, from sound bites to sound solutions.”
Hillary Clinton (born 1947) first seen 2008 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Sound bite reported in Time, February 20, 2008.
“It's not us making this charge. It's the media.”
Hillary Clinton (born 1947) first seen 2008 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Denying that her campaign charged Barack Obama with plagiarism, February 19, 2008 ; see quote below, two days later