Quotes from Hillary Clinton

You can look at what I did in the Senate. I did introduce legislation to rein in compensation. I looked at ways that the shareholders would have more control over what was going on in that arena. And specifically said to Wall Street, that what they were doing in the mortgage market was bringing our country down.

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.

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.

Democracies have to be careful that they do not become so process-driven.

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

No nation can meet the world's challenges alone.

When I chose to leave a career as a young lawyer in Washington to move to Arkansas to marry Bill and start a family, my friends asked, 'Are you out of your mind?'

I had a family that supported me.

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

I feel very blessed to have a partner in life who supports me, who is enthusiastic about what I want to do, who has been a great father, and who will be a fabulous grandfather.

One of the reasons this election is so important is because the Supreme Court hangs in the balance. We need to overturn that terrible Supreme Court decision, Citizens United, and then reform our whole campaign finance system.

It's always surprising to me how many young women think they have to be perfect. I rarely meet a young man who doesn't think he already is.

I believe that marriage is not just a bond but a sacred bond between a man and a woman.

A man who can be provoked by a tweet should not have his fingers anywhere near the nuclear codes.

I have a history with charismatic, attractive men who just wear me out.

Let's be honest: For a lot of well-meaning, open-minded white people, the sight of a young, black man in a hoodie still evokes a twinge of fear.

Barack Obama is a man of great dignity.

You don't have to be perfect. Most men never think like that.

I rarely meet a young man who doesn't already think he is.

I think a marriage is as a marriage has always been, between a man and a woman.

I had grown men cry. I mean, literally.

A man with a long history of racial discrimination should never run our government.

Too many young African-American and Latino men ended up in jail for nonviolent offenses.

You know, Barack Obama is a man of great dignity. And I could tell how much it bothered him and annoyed him that this [birther lie] was being touted and used against him.