Hilary Clinton Quotes

"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 cannot cede sovereignty over critical infrastructure like our ports. This is a job that America has to do."

"I'm not going to answer your trick questions, ... You have made this the most important issue in America."

"[The president promised to work to eliminate the special education funding provision.] The Senate ... passed an amendment that would allow local school districts to completely opt out of class size reduction, ... The Senate used this bill to undermine one of our most important educational achievements."

"a recipe for disaster."

"In my dreams I meet six New Yorkers I screwed over. Whether I did it legally or not is irrelevant."

"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose."

"To me it's a failure every time we keep a child in foster care for that child's entire life. You know, there should be a decision made to either re-unite a child by helping a family get back on its feet and take care of its children or we should remove the child and try to find a good loving home with the foster care system but much more importantly, trying to find a permanent home,"

"The Post's icon status was earned through hard work and nerve under fire, not through fear of criticism,"

"out of sight, out of mind."

"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."

"No, sir, ... I don't believe she gave me this tie."

"Research shows the presence of women raises the standards of ethical behavior and lowers corruption."

"What we have to do... is to find a way to celebrate our diversity and debate our differences without fracturing our communities."

"If some engage in passionate debate, it is well to remember how hard both our countries have fought for their right to do just that, ... If people want to protest they ought to have a chance to do it."

"Because we made real progress and because in 1998, we said here's our future agenda -- save Social security, keep the economy going, pass a Patients' Bill of Rights, continue to invest in our children's education -- the public responded and we moved closer to being a majority in that historic election in 1998,"

"Voting is the most precious right of every citizen, and we have a moral obligation to ensure the integrity of our voting process."

"We need to make headway on strengthening Medicare, providing needed resources to teaching hospitals, rural hospitals, home health agencies and other providers and not just HMOs,"

"Heavens, no! It could get subpoenaed. I can't write anything."

"Probably my worst quality is that I get very passionate about what I think is right."