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Hillary Clinton
322 quotes
“Lifting whole passages from someone else's speeches is not change you can believe in. It's change you can Xerox.”
Hillary Clinton (born 1947) first seen 2008 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Charging Barack Obama with plagiarism at Texas presidential debate, February 21, 2008 ; see relevant quote above, two days earlier
“Shame on you, Barack Obama!”
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“We used to say in the White House that if a place is too dangerous, too small or too poor, send the First Lady.”
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“They have done so much day in and day out and I want to thank all my friends and family, particularly my mother, who was born before women could vote, and is watching her daughter on this stage tonight.”
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Recorded in: February 5, 2008 Super Tuesday Address
“I remember landing under sniper fire. There was supposed to be some kind of a greeting ceremony at the airport but instead we just ran with our heads down to get into the vehicles to get to our base.... There was no greeting ceremony and we were basically told to run to our cars. That is what happened.”
Hillary Clinton (born 1947) first seen 1996 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: March 17, 2008, allegedly misspeaking about her 1996 trip to Bosnia.
“On a couple of occasions in the last weeks, I just said some things that weren‘t in keeping with what I knew to be the case and what I had written about in my book. And you know, I‘m embarrassed by it. I‘m very sorry I said it. I have said that, you know, it just didn‘t jive with what I had written about and knew to be the truth.”
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“So I made a mistake. That happens. It proves I'm human, which you know, for some people, is a revelation....I was also told that the greeting ceremony had been moved away from the tarmac but that there was this eight-year-old girl and I said, 'Well, I, I can't, I can't rush by her, I've got to at least greet her.' So I greeted her, I took her stuff and I left. Now that's my memory of it.”
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Recorded in: March 25, 2008, regarding her recent remarks on Bosnia.
“I was sleep-deprived, and I misspoke.”
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“You know, I have written about this and described it in many different settings, and I did misspeak the other day. This has been a very long campaign.”
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Recorded in: March 24 & 25, 2008, retracting her remarks regarding Bosnia in private interviews.
“Rich people, God bless us. We deserve all the opportunities to make sure our country and our blessings continue to the next generation.”
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Recorded in: FOX News interview with Bill O'Reilly, April 30, 2008.
“No. 1, I believe strongly that we have to get back to leading on issues like health care and education and women's rights around the world. I have introduced legislation called The Education for All Act. And it's bipartisan. I introduced it first in '04 and then we reintroduced it on a bipartisan basis in '07.”
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Recorded in: Hillary Clinton wikisource:2008_Democratic_Debate_-_13_April 2008 Democratic Debate - 13 April
“I want the Iranians to know that if I'm the president, we will attack Iran (if it attacks Israel). In the next 10 years, during which they might foolishly consider launching an attack on Israel, we would be able to totally obliterate them. That’s a terrible thing to say but those people who run Iran need to understand that because that perhaps will deter them from doing something that would be reckless, foolish and tragic.”
Hillary Clinton (born 1947) first seen 2008 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Interview on ABC's Good Morning America, as quoted in "Clinton says U.S. could "totally obliterate" Iran" by David Morgan, Reuters (22 April 2008)
“I'm not going to put my lot in with economists.”
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“Always aim high, work hard, and care deeply about what you believe in. When you stumble, keep faith. When you're knocked down, get right back up. And never listen to anyone who says you can't or shouldn't go on.”
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Recorded in: , Washington D.C., June 7, 2008
“Life is too short, time is too precious, and the stakes are too high to dwell on what might have been. We have to work together for what still can be.”
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Recorded in: , Washington D.C., June 7, 2008
“Although we weren't able to shatter that highest, hardest glass ceiling this time, thanks to you, it's got about 18 million cracks in it.”
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Recorded in: Concession speech, Washington D.C., June 7, 2008.
“You can be so proud that, from now on, it will be unremarkable for a woman to win primary state victories, unremarkable to have a woman in a close race to be our nominee, unremarkable to think that a woman can be the President of the United States. And that is truly remarkable.”
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Recorded in: Concession speech, Washington D.C., June 7, 2008.
“And finally, to my husband, who understands so well the awesome responsibilities resting on the shoulders of President Obama and Vice President Biden and all of us who serve with them. I am so grateful to him for a lifetime of... all kinds of experiences – (audience laughter) – which have given me a – (applause) – which have given me an extraordinary richness that I am absolutely beholden to and grateful for.”
Hillary Clinton (born 1947) first seen 2009 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Official Swearing-in Ceremony, February 2, 2009
“Showing up is not all of life, but it counts for a lot.”
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Recorded in: Told to reporters on a flight to Seoul, Korea, February 20, 2009
“Our democracy has been around far longer than European democracy.”
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Recorded in: European Parliament, Brussels, March 6, 2009.
“I have absolutely no interest in running for president again.”
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Recorded in: ABC News TV interview, 2009-10-14. AFP
“[W]hether I am meant to or not, I challenge assumptions about women. I do make some people uncomfortable, which I'm well aware of, but that's just part of coming to grips with what I believe is still one of the most important pieces of unfinished business in human history -- empowering women to be able to stand up for themselves.”
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Recorded in: Vogue interview (November 21, 2009)
“Well, I have been a strong supporter of ending discrimination, and particularly focusing on hate crimes and workplace bias and the like. And in our country, the issue of same-sex marriage, which is a -- is a matter left to each state, each state sets the rules -- is proceeding on a state-by-state basis. I think that is the best way for it to proceed. I have not supported same-sex marriage. I have supported civil partnerships and contractual relationships”
Hillary Clinton (born 1947) first seen 2010 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Speech and Townterview with Australian Broadcasting Company (7 November 2010)
“Avoid conducting official Department business from your personal e-mail accounts.”
Hillary Clinton (born 1947) first seen 2011 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (June 28, 2011) Securing Personal E-mail Accounts, United States Department of State, cable, to: All Diplomatic and Consular Posts.
“Moderator 1: Okay. Which designers do you prefer? Secretary Clinton: What designers of clothes? Moderator 1: Yes. Secretary Clinton: Would you ever ask a man that question? [Laughter, applause] Moderator 1: Probably not. Probably not. [Applause]”
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Recorded in: Townterview Hosted by KTR, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State. KTR Studio, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (December 2, 2010)
“We came, we saw, he died.”
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Recorded in: Reaction shortly after learning about the death of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, CBS News interview, October 20, 2011 Daily Mail CBS News
“To LGBT men and women worldwide, let me say this: wherever you live and whatever the circumstances of your life, whether you are connected to a network of support or feel isolated and vulnerable, please know that you are not alone.”
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Recorded in: Remarks in Recognition of International Human Rights Day (December 6, 2011)
“Gay rights are human rights.”
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Recorded in: Quoted in The Week, 10 December 2011, p. 10
“We have to position ourselves to lead in a world where security and prosperity are shaped in boardrooms and on trading floors as well as battlefields or diplomatic negotiations.”
Hillary Clinton (born 1947) first seen 2012 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Remarks for the "Global Economic Statecraft Day" (8 June 2012)
“To us, to me personally, this video is disgusting and reprehensible. It appears to have a deeply cynical purpose: to denigrate a great religion and to provoke rage.”
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Recorded in: Remarks at the Opening Plenary of the U.S.-Morocco Strategic Dialogue (13 September 2012)
“Among the most striking things that I have learned is how much we have in common. I’ve sat down with people everywhere, discussing what was in their hearts and on their minds. And it doesn’t take long to find commonality, which is often overlooked, ignored, dismissed, and rejected otherwise.”
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Recorded in: Frontlines and Frontiers: Making Human Rights a Human Reality (December 6, 2012)
“With all due respect, the fact is, we had four dead Americans—was it because of a protest or because of guys out for a walk one night and decided to go kill some Americans? What difference at this point does it make? It is our job to figure out what happened and do everything we can to prevent it from ever happening again, Senator.”
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Recorded in: regarding 2012 attack on US diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya
“They should be sent back as soon as it can be determined who responsible adults in their families are. There are concerns about whether all of them can be sent back, but I think all of them who can be should be reunited with their families…We have to send a clear message: Just because your child gets across the border, that doesn’t mean the child gets to stay. We don’t want to send a message that’s contrary to our laws or will encourage more children to make that dangerous journey.”
Hillary Clinton (born 1947) first seen 2014 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: per 18 June 2014 Washington Post article
“People can judge me for what I’ve done. And I think when somebody’s out in the public eye, that’s what they do. So I’m fully comfortable with who I am, what I stand for, and what I’ve always stood for.”
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Recorded in: From an interview with Gwen Ifill (25 June 2014)
“Great nations need organizing principles, and ‘Don’t do stupid stuff’ is not an organizing principle.”
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Recorded in: Clinton Knocks Obama's 'Don't Do Stupid Stuff' Foreign Policy Approach, talkingpointsmemo.com (10 August 2014)
“It's time to have wage equality one and for all”
Hillary Clinton (born 1947) first seen 2015 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: An unequal answer on equal pay (24 February 2015)
“No one wants their personal emails made public, and I think most people understand that and respect that privacy.”
Hillary Clinton (born 1947) first seen 2015 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Why did Hillary Clinton delete about 30,000 emails?, (March 10, 2015)
“I'm running for president. Everyday Americans need a champion, and I want to be that champion.”
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Recorded in: Tweet (12 April 2015)
“When they talk about legal status, that's code for second-class status.”
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Recorded in: May 5, 2015
“We can't afford to cede our leadership in developing and deploying the advanced, clean fuels of the future that will grow our economy, lower our energy bills, reduce pollution, and protect the health of our families and communities. And America's farmers and rural communities have to be at the heart of this effort.”
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Recorded in: Cedar Rapids Gazette Guest Column (2015 May 28)
“I wish [my mother] could have seen the America we’re going to build together. An America, where if you do your part, you reap the rewards. Where we don’t leave anyone out, or anyone behind. An America where a father can tell his daughter: yes, you can be anything you want to be. Even President of the United States.”
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Recorded in: Campaign kickoff speech (June 13, 2015)
“Public discourse is sometimes hotter and more negative than it should be, which can, in my opinion, trigger someone who is less than stable.”
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Recorded in: Interview with Jon Ralston, Ralston Live (18 June 2015)
“I did not send nor receive anything that was classified at the time.”
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Recorded in: At a campaign stop in Iowa, as quoted in "Clinton: I did not send or get classified emails on private account" by Alana Wise, Reuters (25 July 2015)
“I did not send classified material, and I did not receive any material that was marked or designated classified.”
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Recorded in: Press conference , Las Vegas, Nevada (18 August 2015)
“I was the boss of ambassadors in 270 countries.”
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Recorded in: Benghazi chair struggles to explain gains from marathon session", CBS News (23 October 2015)
“As president, I will take steps to ban the box, so former presidents won't have to declare their criminal history at the very start of the hiring process.”
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“I voted numerous times when I was a Senator to spend money to build a barrier to try to prevent illegal immigrants from coming in.”
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Recorded in: Town hall event at a high school in Windham; transcript: "Clinton: ‘You Have to Control Your Borders’" by Julio Ricardo Varela, Latino USA (9 November 2015)
“Let’s be clear: Islam is not our adversary. Muslims are peaceful and tolerant people and have nothing whatsoever to do with terrorism.”
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Recorded in: Tweet (19 November 2015)
“Every survivor of sexual assault deserves to be heard, believed, and supported.”
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Recorded in: Tweet (22 November 2015)
“That was a poor choice of words. As I've said throughout this campaign, the people at the heart of this issue are children, parents, families, DREAMers. They have names, and hopes and dreams that deserve to be respected. I've talked about undocumented immigrants hundreds of times and fought for years for comprehensive . And I will continue to do so. We are a country built by immigrants and our diversity makes us stronger as a nation – it's something to be proud of, celebrate, and defend.”
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