Quotes from Hillary Clinton.
I have always believed that women are not victims, we are agents of change, we are drivers of progress, we are makers of peace -- all we need is a fighting chance.
Speech, Women in the World Summit, April 5, 2013
You show people what you're willing to fight for when you fight for your friends.
Cabinet and Staff Retreat at Camp David, January 1993
Equal pay is not yet equal. A woman makes 77 cents on a dollar and women of color make 67 cents... We feel so passionately about this because we are not only running for office, but we each, in our own way, have lived it. We have seen it.
Democratic Primary Debate, Congressional Black Caucus Institute, January 21, 2008
I am a woman and, like millions of women, I know there are still barriers and biases out there, often unconscious, and I want to build an America that respects and embraces the potential of every last one of us.
Concession Speech, Jun 7, 2008
Educating young women is not only morally right, but it is also the most important investment any society can make in order to further and advance the values and the interests of the people.
"The Secretary," 2013
Gay rights are human rights.
Speech, International Human Rights Day, Geneva, Switzerland, December 6, 2011
There's that kind of double bind that women find themselves in. On the one hand, yes, be smart, stand up for yourself. On the other hand, don't offend anybody, don't step on toes, or you'll become somebody that nobody likes because you're too assertive.
Midwest Today, June 1994
My doctrine is the Goldilocks Doctrine -- not too hot, not too cold, just right.
The Atlantic, May 10, 2011
The world is changing beneath our feet and it is past time to embrace a twenty-first -century approach to advancing the rights and opportunities of women and girls at home and across the globe.
Speech, Women in the World Summit, April 5, 2013
I always believed you could learn something from nearly everybody you meet, if you're open to it.
"Hillary Rodham Clinton: A First Lady Of Our Time," 1993
If women are healthy and educated, their families will flourish. If women are free from violence, their families will flourish. If women have a chance to work and earn as full and equal partners in society, their families will flourish.
Speech, United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women, September 5, 1995
The harder they hit, the more encouraged I get.
The Unique Voice Of Hillary Rodham Clinton, 1996
There is no doubt in my mind that without the involvement of women in the economy, in politics, in peace-making, in every aspect of society, you can't realize [a country's] full potential.
Marie Claire, October 18, 2012