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Hillary Clinton

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Hillary Clinton (born 1947) is an American politician, diplomat, and lawyer who served as Secretary of State from 2009 to 2013, U.S. Senator from New York from 2001 to 2009, and First Lady from 1993 to 2001. In 2016, she became the first woman nominated for president by a major U.S. political party.

“I learned some valuable lessons about the legislative process, the importance of bipartisan cooperation and the wisdom of taking small steps to get a big job done.”

— Hillary Clinton

Wisdom

All Quotes by Hillary Clinton

“At the end of the day, you know, love does not happen between two perfect people as much as we would wish.”

— Hillary Clinton

Love

“No matter what you think about the Iraq war, there is one thing we can all agree on for the next days - we have to salute the courage and bravery of those who are risking their lives to vote and those brave Iraqi and American soldiers fighting to protect their right to vote.”

— Hillary Clinton

Courage

“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.”

— Hillary Clinton

Education

“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.”

— Hillary Clinton

Money

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

— Hillary Clinton

Women

“Let's not leave an educational vacuum to be filled by religious extremists who go to families who have no other option and offer meals, housing and some form of education. If we are going to combat extremism then we must educate those very same children.”

— Hillary Clinton

Education

“The need for peace in Northern Ireland goes well beyond political stability. It now speaks to regional Europe and even global stability.”

— Hillary Clinton

Peace

“No nation can meet the world's challenges alone.”

— Hillary Clinton

Alone

“I'm undaunted in my quest to amuse myself by constantly changing my hair.”

— Hillary Clinton

Funny

“'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

Power

“Women are the largest untapped reservoir of talent in the world.”

— Hillary Clinton

Women

“I feel very lucky because of my parents and then my education, the opportunities that I've had, so I would like to continue working to improve lives for others.”

— Hillary Clinton

Education

“Wealthy women have rights in every country. And poor women don't.”

— Hillary Clinton

Women

“The challenges of change are always hard. It is important that we begin to unpack those challenges that confront this nation and realize that we each have a role that requires us to change and become more responsible for shaping our own future.”

— Hillary Clinton

Change

“Well, I think, by definition, all power has limits.”

— Hillary Clinton

Power

“We must stop thinking of the individual and start thinking about what is best for society.”

— Hillary Clinton

Best

“There is a sense that things, if you keep positive and optimistic about what can be done, do work out.”

— Hillary Clinton

Positive

“We have a close, unshakable bond between the United States and Israel, and between the American and Israeli people. We share common values and a commitment to a democratic future for the world, and we are both committed to a two-state solution. But that doesn't mean that we're going to agree.”

— Hillary Clinton

Future

“Dynamism is a function of change.”

— Hillary Clinton

Change

“Whether a woman's running for office or she's supporting her husband who's running for office and she gets criticised for wearing open-toed shoes or for the colour of her coat, there's just a lot of history that you bear if you are a woman who puts herself out in the political arena.”

— Hillary Clinton

History