Quotes from Hillary Clinton

I helped to restore America's leadership.

The safe haven that al-Qaida has found in Pakistan is very troubling.

Remember, the IDF, the Israeli Defense Forces, have a working relationship with the Palestinian Authority security forces, which have been incredibly professional.

I was not going to attack Palin just for being a woman appealing for support from other women.

I can't stand the kind of paralysis that some people fall into because they're not happy with the choices they've made.

Part of diplomacy is to open different definitions of self-interest.

When women participate in peace-making and peace-keeping, we are all safer and more secure.

A historic investment in jobs, debt-free college, profit sharing, making those at the top pay their fair share, putting families first in a modern economy and a democracy where working people's voices are actually heard. That is what we are fighting for in this election.

I learned to be far more skeptical of what I'm told by presidents, no matter who the presidents are, and also to be much more cautious, always, in any action or vote that could lead to the use of American military power and most particularly what we call 'boots on the ground.'

Today we voted as Democrats and Republicans. Tomorrow we begin again as New Yorkers.

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

I never thought I would end up being the Senator from New York.

I think I will serve as secretary of state as my last public position.

The people of New York took a big chance on me. And I'm well aware of that.

You have to be true to yourself.

There's a certain consistency to who I am and what I do, and I think people have finally said, 'Well, you know, I kinda get her now.' I've actually had people say that to me.

You know, one of the things my husband says when people say 'Well, what did you bring to Washington,' he said, 'Well, I brought arithmetic.'

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

Let's continue to stand up for those who are vulnerable to being left out or marginalized.

We need more good jobs that reward hard work with rising wages, dignity, and a ladder to a better life.

My primary mission as president will be to create more opportunity and more good jobs with rising wages right here in the United States. From my first day in office to my last, especially in places that for too long have been left out and left behind.

I will read anything by Laura Hillenbrand, Walter Isaacson, Barbara Kingsolver, John le Carre, John Grisham, Hilary Mantel, Toni Morrison, Anna Quindlen and Alice Walker.

I'll get involved in philanthropy.

I represented Wall Street, as a senator from New York, and I went to Wall Street in December of 2007 - before the big crash that we had - I basically said, 'Cut it out! Quit foreclosing on homes! Quit engaging in these kinds of speculative behaviors.'