Top 500 Hillary Clinton Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “It takes a village to raise a child.”

— Hillary Clinton

2. “Caring for others is an expression of what it means to be fully human.”

— Hillary Clinton

3. “Take criticism seriously, but not personally. If there is truth or merit in the criticism, try to learn from it. Otherwise, let it roll right off you.”

— Hillary Clinton

4. “When I am talking about “It Takes a Village”, I’m obviously not talking just about or even primarily about geographical villages any longer, but about the network of relationships and values that do connect us and binds us together.”

— Hillary Clinton

5. “Every moment wasted looking back, keeps us from moving forward.”

— Hillary Clinton

6. “Human rights are women’s rights, and women’s rights are human rights.”

— Hillary Clinton

7. “Fail to plan, plan to fail.”

— Hillary Clinton

8. “Every day is a crossroads. Every day is a chance to change your life and our world for the better.”

— Hillary Clinton

9. “Do what is necessary to be resilient. You will get knocked down. What matters is that you get back up.”

— Hillary Clinton

10. “Don’t confuse having a career with having a life.”

— Hillary Clinton

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11. “Life is too short, time is too precious, and the stakes are too high to dwell on what might have been. We have to work together for what still can be.”

— Hillary Clinton

12. “Women are the largest untapped reservoir of talent in the world.”

— Hillary Clinton

13. “Giving every child a chance to reach their full potential is the best work anyone can do.”

— Hillary Clinton

14. “The harder they hit, the more encouraged I get.”

— Hillary Clinton

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15. “Never waste a good crisis.”

— Hillary Clinton

16. “There’s no such thing as other people’s children.”

— Hillary Clinton

17. “Fear is always with us, but we just don’t have time for it. Not Now!”

— Hillary Clinton

18. “You can bloom wherever you’re planted, if you put enough effort into it.”

— Hillary Clinton

19. “Every child needs a champion.”

— Hillary Clinton

20. “Innovation, having fun and giving back, should be the core values for everyone.”

— Hillary Clinton

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21. “Being human, we are imperfect. That’s why we need each other. To catch each other when we falter. To encourage each other when we lose heart. Some may lead; others may follow; but none of us can go it alone.”

— Hillary Clinton

22. “The worst thing that can happen in a democracy – as well as in an individual’s life – is to become cynical about the future and lose hope.”

— Hillary Clinton

23. “We need a cost-effective, high-quality health care system, guaranteeing health care to all of our people as a right.”

— Hillary Clinton

24. “Let’s continue to stand up for those who are vulnerable to being left out or marginalized.”

— Hillary Clinton

25. “Too many women in too many countries speak the same language, of silence...”

— Hillary Clinton

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26. “I’m sorry. I don’t recall.”

— Hillary Clinton

27. “Investing in women is not only the right thing to do, but also the smart thing to do.”

— Hillary Clinton

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28. “Human rights are women’s rights, and women’s rights are human rights. Let us not forget that among those rights are the right to speak freely – and the right to be heard.”

— Hillary Clinton

29. “You know, everybody has setbacks in their life, and everybody falls short of whatever goals they might set for themselves. That’s part of living and coming to terms with who you are as a person.”

— Hillary Clinton

30. “I believe in a zone of privacy.”

— Hillary Clinton

31. “And please, please, lets us put mental health back on the top of our national agenda, our prisons and our jails are now our mental health institutions.”

— Hillary Clinton

32. “Women have always been the primary victims of war. Women lose their husbands, their fathers, their sons in combat.”

— Hillary Clinton

33. “It does not matter what country we live in, who our leaders are, or even who we are. Because we are human, we therefore have rights. And because we have rights, governments are bound to protect them.”

— Hillary Clinton

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34. “Dynamism is a function of change.”

— Hillary Clinton

35. “I believe that the rights of women and girls is the unfinished business of the 21st century.”

— Hillary Clinton

36. “The challenge is to practice politics as the art of making what appears to be impossible, possible.”

— Hillary Clinton

37. “We should remember that just as a positive outlook on life can promote good health, so can everyday acts of kindness.”

— Hillary Clinton

38. “The Golden Rule: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. I think it’s a good rule for politics, too.”

— Hillary Clinton

39. “I think that if you live long enough, you realize that so much of what happens in life is out of your control, but how you respond to it is in your control. That’s what I try to remember.”

— Hillary Clinton

40. “In the fight for women’s rights, the support of men remains crucial.”

— Hillary Clinton

41. “To LGBT men and women worldwide, let me say this: wherever you live and whatever the circumstances of your life, whether you are connected to a network of support or feel isolated and vulnerable, please know that you are not alone.”

— Hillary Clinton

42. “I am someone who hopes for the best and prepares for the worst.”

— Hillary Clinton

43. “Life is not easy for anyone. Sometimes you don’t see the challenges on the outside, but every single one of us has both those and everything that goes on inside as well. Give it your all. Dare to be all you can be.”

— Hillary Clinton

44. “Don’t let life pass you by before you realise that it was worth living.”

— Hillary Clinton

45. “I think I’m chronically exhausted.”

— Hillary Clinton

46. “Women are the world’s most underused resource.”

— Hillary Clinton

47. “All people deserve to be treated with dignity and have their human rights respected, no matter who they are or whom they love.”

— Hillary Clinton

48. “Hair matters. Pay attention to your hair – because everyone else will.”

— Hillary Clinton

49. “The arts are not a luxury. They are an integral part of our lives as individuals and as a nation.”

— Hillary Clinton

50. “It’s important to take criticism seriously – not personally.”

— Hillary Clinton