Hillary Clinton

“The challenge is to practice politics as the art of making what appears to be impossible, possible.”

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

“Now I know that Wal-Mart's policies do not reflect the best way of doing business and the values that I think are important in America.”

“I am someone who hopes for the best and prepares for the worst.”

“I am neither frustrated nor planning anything other than being the best Secretary of State I could be.”

“There is no doubt that America remains the premier political, economic, military power in the world, and I both expect and count on it remaining so, because I think that's certainly in our best interest but also the best interests of the world.”

“In almost every profession - whether it's law or journalism, finance or medicine or academia or running a small business - people rely on confidential communications to do their jobs. We count on the space of trust that confidentiality provides. When someone breaches that trust, we are all worse off for it.”

“I believe that the rights of women and girls is the unfinished business of the 21st century.”

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

“It is often when night looks darkest, it is often before the fever breaks that one senses the gathering momentum for change, when one feels that resurrection of hope in the midst of despair and apathy.”

“If I want to knock a story off the front page, I just change my hairstyle.”

“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.”

“In too many instances, the march to globalization has also meant the marginalization of women and girls. And that must change.”

“Often times when you face such an overwhelming challenge as global climate change, it can be somewhat daunting - it's kind of like trying to lose weight, which I know something about.”

“I'm one of those people who thinks that changing one's hair is the only part of the body that you can change at will.”

“Dynamism is a function of change.”

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

“I think we have to face the reality that in a society where there is a legitimate threat of terrorism, not being able to see one's face, not being able to have some sense of communication in that way, is for many societies a challenge.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“Going out and playing football or baseball with the boys, when I was a tomboy, was a great way to learn about winning and losing, and most girls didn't have that experience.”

“You cannot have maternal health without reproductive health. And reproductive health includes contraception and family planning and access to legal, safe abortion.”

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