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108 quotes from Hillary Clinton
“America is great because America is good.”
— Hillary Clinton
July 28, 2016
Democratic National Convention
“Politics is like sausage being made.”
— Hillary Clinton
October 3, 2026   •   Clinton discussing political negotiation during a paid speech.
Goldman Sachs speech / leaked transcript
“It was a mistake.”
— Hillary Clinton
October 3, 2026   •   Clinton discussing her private email setup.
Presidential campaign
“I thought using one device would be simpler.”
— Hillary Clinton
March 10, 2015   •   Clinton discussing her email practices.
United Nations press conference
“I'm sitting here because I love him.”
— Hillary Clinton
January 26, 1992   •   Clinton discussing her marriage during a joint interview with Bill Clinton.
60 Minutes
“I believe in a zone of privacy.”
— Hillary Clinton
October 3, 2026   •   Clinton discussing abortion and reproductive rights.
Public remarks
“We came, we saw, he died.”
— Hillary Clinton
October 20, 2011   •   Clinton laughing while reacting during a television interview to reports of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's death.
CBS News interview
“Discriminatory laws [are being] repealed.”
— Hillary Clinton
June 8, 2012
U.S. Department of State
“You know, to just be grossly generalistic, you could put half of Trump's supporters into what I call the basket of deplorables.”
— Hillary Clinton
September 9, 2016   •   Clinton later expressed regret for saying "half." The remark referred to supporters she characterized as holding racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic or Islamophobic views.
LGBT for Hillary fundraiser
“It is unsavory, and it always has been that way.”
— Hillary Clinton
October 3, 2026   •   Clinton discussing the political process.
Goldman Sachs speech / leaked transcript
“I won't stop calling out bigotry and racist rhetoric in this campaign.”
— Hillary Clinton
September 10, 2016
Presidential campaign statement
“Obviously, it hasn't worked out that way.”
— Hillary Clinton
March 10, 2015   •   Clinton discussing the controversy surrounding her private email system.
United Nations press conference
“To all the little girls who are watching this, never doubt that you are valuable and powerful.”
— Hillary Clinton
November 9, 2016
Concession speech
“I'm in.”
— Hillary Clinton
January 20, 2007   •   Clinton announcing her 2008 presidential campaign.
Presidential campaign announcement
“It is our job to figure out what happened.”
— Hillary Clinton
January 23, 2013   •   Clinton discussing the Benghazi attack.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
“What difference, at this point, does it make?”
— Hillary Clinton
January 23, 2013   •   Said during Benghazi testimony while arguing that determining the precise origin of initial talking points was less important than finding the attackers and preventing another attack.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
“It is a violation of human rights when women and girls are sold into the slavery of prostitution.”
— Hillary Clinton
September 5, 1995
Fourth World Conference on Women
“I have been on the front lines of change and progress since I was your age.”
— Hillary Clinton
February 4, 2016   •   Clinton addressing young voters.
Democratic presidential debate