Hilary Clinton Quotations

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Where's the goddamn f***ing flag? I want the goddamn f***ing flag up every f***ing morning at f***ing sunrise.

was to be truthful, but not particularly helpful.

We're going to have to look closely at how we better address what happened on 9-11 and to be better prepared in the event, heaven forbid, something like this were to occur again,

Very calmly, we went out to the sidewalk in front of our office and continued our discussion.

We have relied on a myth of homeland security -- a myth written in rhetoric, inadequate resources, and a new bureaucracy -- instead of relying on good old-fashioned American ingenuity, might and muscle,

When the NRA says jump, too many members of Congress say, 'How high?'

We need a real patients' bill of rights with real accountability and real rights, not just one that provides cover for the special interests,

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,

Let's just assume that everyone running is honorable and just say what the differences are and let the people decide, ... That's what I hope will happen in this election, because in our lifetime, we may never get another chance like this.

Rhetoric won't stop the spread of anthrax or smallpox. Rhetoric won't help the Coast Guard track ships that are carrying dangerous cargo. Rhetoric won't secure our chemical and nuclear power plants, ... We need to put our best ideas into practice and back them with resources.

I wouldn't have been anywhere else today. The kind of legacy that Sam Walton left this company and this state will be honored by the dedication the people of Wal-Mart will show in their work.

I did what people do when they do the wrong thing,

I am concerned, frankly, about the size and last-minute nature of this year's congressional spending spree, where they seem to be loading up the spending bills with special projects for special interests, but can't seem to find the time to raise the minimum wage, or pass a patients' bill of rights, or drug benefits for our seniors through Medicare, or tax cuts for long-term care, child care, or college education,

I am delighted to have worked with North Shore/LIJ to successfully resolve the billing issues with the insurance company during this very difficult time in Madeline's life.

I am extremely proud to help highlight the contributions of women to our great nation throughout our history -- not just the heroines who blazed the trail before us, but also the women whose stories have yet to be told, who are holding families together, lifting up communities and performing heroic acts everyday across America,

I am troubled by the serious concerns that family members and first responders have expressed to me, ... I cannot support the IFC.

I am troubled by the serious concerns family members and first responders have expressed to me. I do not believe we can move forward until it . . . addresses their concerns.

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,

For too long, our close ties with the Arab world have been compromised by negative stereotyping on both sides. It is my hope that this trip will help strengthen the bonds of friendship among our nations.

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.

He is helping me. By talking about the progress and the prosperity of the last eight years, and what I would do in the Senate to build on that, and how important it is to elect Al Gore and Joe Lieberman.

the Palestinians and Israelis stand at a crossroads, ready to make hard decisions to achieve a just and lasting peace.

he could have made that statement several weeks earlier, in time for the holidays.

I think we sort of have lost track of the fact this is a government that has to be accountable to the people of our country,

It is one thing not to know exactly all we should be doing to protect our homeland. It is something altogether different not to be doing the business we are expected to do to provide as many resources effectively deployed as possible to try to ensure that so far as humanly possible we have done our job.

It is just a great pleasure to be here as a New Yorker for St. Patrick's Day,

It is necessary that the Silverstein organization be granted the $3.5 billion in Liberty Bond financing requested so that these efforts may continue without delay.

I welcome Gov. Pataki's decision to oppose the International Freedom Center, heeding the concerns of family members and first responders,

I will be working with Senator Menendez to introduce legislation that will prohibit the sale of ports to foreign governments.

I will answer each question as accurately and fully as I can,

Just for the record, we were not all wrong, but many people were wrong.

Just as with 9/11, we did not get to the point where we believed we understood what happened until an independent investigation was conducted,

Kosovo is an affront to everything we stand for,

Our hearts go out to the families of the victims. As President Clinton has said, America stands ready to help in any way we can.

Over the last decades we have made some significant progress in fighting AIDS in our country. But we cannot rest until this progress reaches every corner of the globe and we are able to ensure that no matter where you live, the scourge of AIDS ceases to be the terrifying killer that it is today.

place him on the distant shores of American jurisprudence.

Passing this legislation today is an important step in making sure that these families, who have been through so much, receive the financial relief that they need.

The American people have waited a long time for this day and we must not let this opportunity slip away. All Americans in all plans must have these basic rights. That's what this is about: Are you for or against all Americans and all plans having these basic rights,

I was promised faithfully that that interview would be done at least after the election and I believed it, ... And the only thing I can say is, I doubt if you read the whole interview or you wouldn't have asked the question in that way, and I would just urge the American people, if they're hearing all this talk, to read exactly what was said.

I wasn't worried about it, ... I thought it was an alright thing to do.

Why would you put all your C-130s in a place with weather problems?

Unlike them, I have apologized to the American people for what I did wrong, and most Americans think I paid a pretty high price, ... They never apologized to the country for impeachment. They never apologized for all the things they've done.

We are delighted to start our visit here in Egypt, and here in the heart of old Cairo.

This sale will create an unacceptable risk to the security of our ports. This issue transcends philosophical posturing and partisan bickering -- it is about our nation's security.

was not the most important thing in my life. This was just another thing in my life.

We demand that Mrs. Clinton release the dates. New Yorkers deserve to know if she was there, 'getting to know' these big donors, or if they were merely renting out these taxpayer-owned monuments like a cheap motel.

The controversy surrounding the IFC has impeded progress on the memorial and essential rebuilding efforts in Lower Manhattan.

We would never have arrived at this hopeful moment without the countless acts of courage and faith of people like the woman we honor today,

There is a block on the Supreme Court, that I think would be confirmed if we are not successful in this election with Vice President Gore and Senator Lieberman, who want to drastically restrict the ability of the federal government to protect and promote the civil rights and human rights and basic needs of the American people,

Today we're here to announce an unprecedented commitment from media to business, to health care industry, to grass roots organizations, all over our nation, to inform families of these new health insurance options,

Women are always being tested...but ultimately, each of us has to define who we are individually and then do the very best job we can to grow into it.

We find ourselves fighting back tears as we contemplate what our days will be like when our daughter leaves the nest to embark on a new stage of life.

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

We want to do everything we can to help New York and to help Los Angeles,

We expect this to be carried out in a rigorous and independent manner with a report to the Congress giving us the opportunity to exercise our independent judgment.

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,

We do not really know what our firefighters, police officers, emergency workers and others have been exposed to, ... But it is our responsibility to find those answers.

Before I was actually in the Senate, I didn't really fully understand how demanding it is, because you've really got to be two places at once,

Every bone in my body tells me that's what I should do.

Flint has worked hard against tough odds to bring this city back, to prepare for a new century, ... I am quite sure the people I visited today ... have played a major role in the resurgence of this fine community.

I should say that nothing we do can be an adequate response to the agony we've seen, ... I am grateful to all the folks who have given.

I've been subject to quite a lot of illegal leaking,

I understand the concerns they have about it not being inclusive, ... But this is a day to honor the values and contributions of Irish-Americans.

These are the things that need to be done and I certainly hope they will be and still make the right investments and the right amount of tax cuts,

The Roe v. Wade issue is a big issue, because Justice (Clarence) Thomas said he'd never even discussed it with anybody, and then, like the minute he got on the court, he made it clear that he wanted to repeal it, ... This Week.

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Putting Mary Gall in charge of the Consumer Product Safety Commission is like hiring a lifeguard who doesn't like to swim, ... She has consistently demonstrated a preference for the interests of manufacturers over the well-being of children and consumers ... even when the number of deaths continues to rise.

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

No sir, I didn't do that. I did not do that.

a disconnect between what she was saying and the plain facts of our relationship.

A new analysis released today by a number of prominent legal scholars concludes that the Senate bill would be even worse than the current law, because it would effectively wipe out protections that states like Missouri have already passed,

A year ago everyone had written Democrats off. The media had taken for granted the re-election of George Bush. Isn't it fun to prove them wrong?

As I understood it, it was not, no,

That's not the first time that question has been asked,

You seem to be criticizing me because they (Jones' lawyers) didn't ask better questions ... I don't know what's going on here,

This is not a game. This has to be a serious inquiry that people have confidence in that will help us understand what did go wrong. The sooner we know that, the better.

The United States military, because of people like you, can do things for a troubled world that no one else can do. And I am profoundly grateful,

At a time when many New York small businesses are indeed still recovering from the disruptions caused by the attacks of Sept. 11th, these reports of abuse of the STAR program and the profligate use of scarce government resources are indeed inexcusable,

It was, in part, summer days like this one that drew the Lincolns here to higher ground, where the breeze blows more and the visitors can breathe a little easier, ... It was quieter here and a place to reflect.

It is still very much alive, standing proudly, ... Because it is three centuries old, it is our last living link to President Lincoln.

Eight years ago, our future was at risk, ... Economic growth was low, unemployment was high, interest rates were high, the federal debt had quadrupled in the previous 12 years. When Vice President Gore and I took office, the budget deficit was $290 billion, and it was projected this year the budget deficit would be $455 billion.

It's hard being a beautiful celebrity. I wouldn't know, but I've got to imagine it has to be very difficult.

Not every young person can win an Olympic medal or even make the Olympics teams, but every young person has a body that is a gift from God that ought to be maximized in terms of health and capacity. So I ask for your help in that,

Not enough Americans know about Anderson Cottage and the truly historic role it has played in our nation's history, ... We come to understand our heroes not only through their words and deeds, but by their homes, the quiet places they created for themselves.

It will put an end to the movie industry's voluntary film rating system because it penalizes those distributors who participate in this voluntary system and gives total immunity from any penalty to a producer or distributor who distributes a film without a rating, ... a reaction on the part of Congress to require labeling.

They just thought they would take a wrecking ball to me and see if they could do some damage, ... I was not trying to be particularly helpful to them.

These two countries need to go hand-in-hand into the future, and the festering disputes need to be resolved in order for that to happen,

The key to fiscal discipline is maintaining these results year after year. We need to put our priorities in order,

the largest one-year debt reduction in the history of the United States.

The issues at the federal level relate more to the disturbing racial composition of those who have been convicted and the apparent fact that almost all the convictions are coming out of just a handful of states, which raises the question of whether -- even though there is a uniform law across the country -- what your prosecution is may turn solely on where you committed the crime,

The consequences of this vote will be felt after I am no longer president, ... Our country fought three wars in Asia in the last half-century. We ought to give our children a chance to have a different 50 years ahead.

The cost is really insignificant compared to what we're trying to do to save children's lives. The technology is inexpensive and easily installed.

I'm not someone who just lets people suffer without offering any help, ... I help people.

I'm not going to have some reporters pawing through our papers We are the president.

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

I'm not entirely sure what all went on, we were all pretty loaded... but I do know that we all haven't had so much fun since Disney sponsored a winner take all tournament of Old Maid over at Jim Carrey's for Harp Seal pelts.

I'm not in a position to make a historical comparison,

In many parts of the world, women and girls are especially vulnerable to HIV/AIDS because they lack control over most aspects of their life. Cultural expectations and gender roles expose women and girls to violence, sexual exploitation and far greater risk for infection.

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