“Every marriage is a mystery to me, even the one I'm in. So I'm no expert on it.”
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Hillary Clinton
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“I don't think feminism, as I understand the definition, implies the rejection of maternal values, nurturing children, caring about the men in your life. That is just nonsense to me.”
“It is past time for women to take their rightful place, side by side with men, in the rooms where the fates of peoples, where their children's and grandchildren's fates, are decided.”
“I mean, honestly, we have to be clear that the life for many Afghan women is not that much different than it was a hundred years ago, 200 years ago. The country has lived with so much violence and conflict that many people, men and women, just want it to be over.”
“It is a fact that around the world the elites of every country are making money.”
“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.”
“You know, people make a lot of money talking about me, don't they?”
“Egypt has been a partner of the United States over the last 30 years, has been instrumental in keeping the peace in the Middle East between Egypt and Israel, which is a critical accomplishment that has meant so much to so many people.”
“The need for peace in Northern Ireland goes well beyond political stability. It now speaks to regional Europe and even global stability.”
“I think that you can disagree with people and debate over their positions with issues without engaging in the politics of personal destruction.”
“In every country today, there is politics. It may be authoritarian politics, but there is politics.”
“I was in civil society long before I was ever in politics or my husband was ever even elected president.”
“There is a sense that things, if you keep positive and optimistic about what can be done, do work out.”
“'Smart power' is the use of American power in ways that would help prevent and resolve conflict - not just send our military in.”
“Well, I think, by definition, all power has limits.”
“I believe in delegating power.”
“In nearly every religion I am aware of, there is a variation of the golden rule. And even for the non-religious, it is a tenet of people who believe in humanistic principles.”
“I, for one, respect those who believe with all their hearts and conscience that there are no circumstances under which any abortion should ever be available.”
“My two secrets to staying healthy: wash your hands all the time. And, if you can't, use Purell or one of the sanitizers. And the other is hot peppers. I eat a lot of hot peppers. I for some reason started doing that in 1992, and I swear by it.”
“We know in New York we have several million at any one time who are in New York illegally.”
“I always supported the women I worked with having time off to go to parent-teacher conferences and doctors' appointments or bringing their infants into the office.”
“I am shocked at how much time I spend in the White House. I mean, you know, for people on the outside, the idea of going to the White House for a meeting must seem like the most important, serious, even glamorous kind of thing to do.”
“Sometimes overturning brutal regimes takes time and costs lives. I wish it weren't so. I really, really do.”
“I want to teach. I want to speak. I want to travel.”