Hillary Clinton

“You feel sometimes when you hear analysts and knowledgeable people talking about Iran that they fear so much about the survival of the regime, because deep down it's not a legitimate regime, it doesn't represent the will of the people, it's kind of morphed into kind of a military theocracy.”

“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.”

“Both the American people and nations that censor the internet should understand that our government is committed to helping promote internet freedom.”

“Freedom means the right of people to assemble, organize, and debate openly.”

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

“The worst thing that can happen in a democracy - as well as in an individual's life - is to become cynical about the future and lose hope.”

“My wish for the new millennium is for all children... to grow up wiser, and stronger and more prosperous for the future than ever before.”

“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.”

“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.”

“We don't have enough support for maternal leave and the kinds of things that some of the European countries do. So we still make it hard on women to go into the work force and feel that they can be good at work but then doing the most important job, which is raising your children in a responsible and positive way.”

“I've had extraordinary good luck with my health, other than a broken elbow.”

“As I speak to you today, government censors somewhere are working furiously to erase my words from the records of history. But history itself has already condemned these tactics.”

“One of my goals upon becoming Secretary of State was to take diplomacy out of capitals, out of government offices, into the media, into the streets of countries.”

“The nuclear arsenal that Pakistan has, I believe is secure. I think the government and the military have taken adequate steps to protect that.”

“I try to read for pleasure whenever I can - it's a great way just to shut it off for a while so your brain doesn't get fried.”

“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.”

“This is a moment in history where it is almost hard to catch your breath.”

“I suppose I could have stayed home and baked cookies and had teas.”

“Now, I know there are many Americans who say, 'Get out of Afghanistan. Bring 'em all home.' And there are others who say, 'Put in hundreds of thousands of more.'”

“In the aftermath of September 11, and as the 9/11 Commission report so aptly demonstrates, it is clear that our intelligence system is not working the way that it should.”

“You don't walk away if you love someone. You help the person.”

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

“Well I think in a marriage you have to be honest and ask yourself, you know, what is my role? What is my responsibility?”

“I have not supported same-sex marriage. I have supported civil partnerships and contractual relationships.”