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108 quotes from Hillary Clinton
“It is our job to figure out what happened.”
— Hillary Clinton
January 23, 2013   •   Clinton discussing the Benghazi attack.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
“I know how to find common ground.”
— Hillary Clinton
February 4, 2016
Democratic presidential debate
“Absolutely.”
— Hillary Clinton
January 1, 2013   •   Clinton's answer when asked whether she stood by her "what difference" Benghazi statement.
ABC News
“The fact is we had four dead Americans.”
— Hillary Clinton
January 23, 2013   •   Benghazi testimony immediately preceding her "what difference" remark.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
“I regret saying 'half.'”
— Hillary Clinton
September 10, 2016   •   Clinton responding to criticism of her "basket of deplorables" remark.
Presidential campaign statement
“We are not going to agree with every government.”
— Hillary Clinton
October 3, 2026
U.S. Department of State
“We owe him an open mind and the chance to lead.”
— Hillary Clinton
November 9, 2016   •   Clinton discussing President-elect Trump in her concession speech.
Concession speech
“Donald was one of the people who rooted for the housing market to crash.”
— Hillary Clinton
September 26, 2016   •   Clinton criticizing Trump during the first presidential debate.
Presidential debate
“I believe in a zone of privacy.”
— Hillary Clinton
October 3, 2026   •   Clinton discussing abortion and reproductive rights.
Public remarks
“Maybe he doesn't want the American people, all of you watching tonight, to know that he's paid nothing in federal taxes.”
— Hillary Clinton
September 26, 2016   •   Clinton speculating about Trump's refusal at the time to release his tax returns.
Presidential debate
“We are going to engage.”
— Hillary Clinton
October 3, 2026   •   Clinton discussing American diplomacy.
U.S. Department of State
“Putting women and girls at the center of our foreign policy is not only the right thing to do, it's the smart thing to do.”
— Hillary Clinton
October 11, 2012
U.S. Department of State
“Barriers are being torn down.”
— Hillary Clinton
June 8, 2012   •   Clinton discussing progress on LGBT rights.
U.S. Department of State
“I believe in transparency.”
— Hillary Clinton
January 1, 2013   •   Clinton discussing the Benghazi Accountability Review Board.
ABC News
“Gay rights are human rights, and human rights are gay rights.”
— Hillary Clinton
December 6, 2011   •   Clinton speaking on LGBT rights in Geneva.
U.S. Department of State
“There are three legs to the stool of American foreign policy: defense, diplomacy, and development.”
— Hillary Clinton
January 22, 2009
U.S. Department of State
“Life is too short, time is too precious, and the stakes are too high to dwell on what might have been.”
— Hillary Clinton
June 7, 2008
Campaign concession speech
“Donald Trump is going to be our president.”
— Hillary Clinton
November 9, 2016
Concession speech