Hillary Clinton Quotes About Opportunity

• There cannot be true democracy unless women's voices are heard. There cannot be true democracy unless women are given the opportunity to take responsibility for their own lives.

  Hillary Clinton

  Responsibility, Opportunity, Voice

  Hillary Rodham Clinton (1999). “Remarks and commentary by First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton--Vital voices, 1997-1999”

• But fighting to give women and girls a fighting chance isn’t a nice thing to-do. It isn’t some luxury that we get to when we have time on our hands to spend. This is a core imperative for every human being in every society. If we do not continue the campaign for women’s rights and opportunities, the world we want to live, the country we all love and cherish, will not be what it should be.

  Hillary Clinton

  Girl, Country, Nice

• There are 4 billion cell phones in use today. Many of them are in the hands of market vendors, rickshaw drivers, and others who've historically lacked access to education and opportunity. Information networks have become a great leveler, and we should use them together to help lift people out of poverty and give them a freedom from want.

  Hillary Clinton

  Education, Opportunity, Hands

  Newseum Address on Internet Freedom, delivered 21 January 2010, Washington, D.C.

• I also believe that we have an extraordinary opportunity for the United States and European Union to lead the world in developing and implementing new and more efficient technologies - smart electrical grids and electrical vehicles.

  Hillary Clinton

  Smart, Believe, Technology

• I feel very lucky because of my parents and then my education, the opportunities that I've had, so I would like to continue working to improve lives for others.

  Hillary Clinton

  Opportunity, Parent, Lucky

• I've been privileged to see the presidency up close. And I know the awesome responsibility of protecting America and the incredible opportunity of working to try to make life better for all of you.

  Hillary Clinton

  Responsibility, Opportunity, America

  The third presidential debate between Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Donald J. Trump, www.nytimes.com. October 20, 2016.

• The United Nations and the Organization of American States have named 2011 as the International Year for People of African Descent. This is an opportunity for all of us around the globe to celebrate the diversity of our societies and to honor the contributions that our fellow citizens of African descent make every day to the economic, social and political fabrics of our communities.

  Hillary Clinton

  Opportunity, Years, Organization

• It's important to recognize that expanding the circle of opportunity
  and increasing the democratic potential of our own society,
  as well as those across the world, is a continuing process of inclusion.

  Hillary Clinton

  Opportunity, Circles, Important

• You know, I think of the global economy as an inverted triangle, resting on the shoulders of the American consumer. And if the American consumer cannot have enough disposable income in order to maintain a standard of living that creates more opportunities generation after generation, that's bad for everybody.

  Hillary Clinton

  Opportunity, Thinking, Order

  "Interview With Senator Hillary Clinton; President Bush Set to Launch Ad Campaign". "Lou Dobbs Tonight", www.cnn.com. March 3, 2004.

• When we liberate the economic potential of women, we elevate the economic performance of communities, nations, and the world... There is a stimulative and ripple effect that kicks in when women have greater access to jobs and the economic lives of our countries: Greater political stability. Fewer military conflicts. More food. More educational opportunity for children... By harnessing the economic potential of all women, we boost opportunity for all people.

  Hillary Clinton

  Country, Jobs, Children

  "Women Are Key to Global Economy". Hillary Clinton’s speech at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation 2011 CEO Summit, www.thedailybeast.com. September 16, 2011.

• I think you have to take the man at his word [Donald Trump]. Is kind of an equal-opportunity insulter. He started by calling Mexican immigrants rapists and criminals. He moved on to denigrating John McCain's heroism during the Vietnam War. He has gone after people with disabilities. He has said Muslims should be kept out of our country. He certainly has gone after individual women in the media, in the political arena.

  Hillary Clinton

  Country, War, Opportunity

  Source: www.businessinsider.com

• I think we can compete with high-wage countries, and I believe we should. New jobs and clean energy, not only to fight climate change, which is a serious problem, but to create new opportunities and new businesses.

  Hillary Clinton

  Country, Jobs, Believe

  Transcript of the Third Presidential Debate, www.nytimes.com. October 20, 2016.

• We need to make equal pay and equal opportunity for women and girls a reality so women's rights are human rights once and for all.

  Hillary Clinton

  Girl, Opportunity, Reality

• I am not somebody who just says let's beat up on the bad guys. No. I want to summon the good guys and give people the incentives and opportunities to actually grow this economy, put more people to work, get the middle class really feeling like they're back in business.

  Hillary Clinton

  Opportunity, Class, Giving

  Source: www.businessinsider.com

• I do have investments, investments in new jobs, investments in education, skill training, and the opportunities for people to get ahead and stay ahead. That's the kind of approach that will work.

  Hillary Clinton

  Jobs, Opportunity, Skills Training

  Transcript of the Third Presidential Debate, www.nytimes.com. October 20, 2016.

• Keeping your head down and doing the best job you can in the beginning gives you the opportunity to be evaluated on the basis of the contributions you are making. [Then], when you feel strongly about your work or about a position, you'll be given more attention [than] if you hadn't done that constantly.

  Hillary Clinton

  Jobs, Opportunity, Best Job

  Source: www.glamour.com

• I did it as first lady, I did it as a senator, I did it as secretary of state, and I know how hard it is. It's not something you do once or twice and then throw your hands up because it is grinding work. But it is necessary work. So I am really welcoming of the opportunity to meet with not only people who agree with me but those who don't to see what we can do to try to bridge the differences.

  Hillary Clinton

  Opportunity, Hands, Bridges

  Source: www.businessinsider.com

• I'm not making excuses for the missed opportunities of the Israelis, or the lack of generosity, the lack of empathy that I think goes hand-in-hand with the suspicion. So, yes, there is more that the Israelis need to do to really demonstrate that they do understand the pain of an oppressed people in their minds, and they want to figure out, within the bounds of security and a Jewish democratic state, what can be accomplished.

  Hillary Clinton

  Pain, Opportunity, Thinking

• I think the stress on income inequality is something that every American should take seriously, we have got to figure out how we're going to provide more economic opportunity - good jobs with rising incomes - and I'm excited to work with Senator Sanders in doing that.

  Hillary Clinton

  Jobs, Stress, Opportunity

  Source: abcnews.go.com

• When I think about capitalism, I think about all the small businesses that were started because we have the opportunity and the freedom in America for people to do that and to make a good living for themselves and their families. And I don't think we should confuse what we have to do every so often in America, which is save capitalism from itself.

  Hillary Clinton

  Opportunity, Thinking, America

  Source: www.counterpunch.org

• I believe that America has the opportunity to once again live by our values, live up to our values in the 21st century, but I think that America can only do that if Americans can succeed. And there are lots of reasons why Americans today are feeling left out and left behind.

  Hillary Clinton

  Believe, Opportunity, Thinking

  Hillary Clinton's speech at the Clinton-Sanders Democratic presidential debate in Durham, New Hampshire, hosted by MSNBC, www.nytimes.com. February 4, 2016.

• You know, the vibrancy of the black church, the black businesses that employ so many people, the opportunities that so many families are working to provide for their kids. There's a lot that we should be proud of and we should be supporting and lifting up.

  Hillary Clinton

  Kids, Opportunity, People

  "Clinton And Trump Clash In Tense First Presidential Debate". www.npr.org. September 26, 2016.

• If you give me the privilege of your vote tomorrow, that's what I will do every single day of my presidency, to knock down barriers, to create opportunities so that you have the chance to fill your own dreams. You see, I believe America's best days are still ahead of us.

  Hillary Clinton

  Dream, Believe, Opportunity

  Source: www.pbs.org

• I am grateful to organizations like the International Child Art Foundation that gives us the opportunity to see the world through the eyes of our nation’s young people. I encourage you to continue to support programs that help children to discover their talents and believe in themselves.

  Hillary Clinton

  Art, Children, Believe

• People make mistakes and I'm certainly not saying Bernie Sanders did it for any kind of financial advantage. What we've got to do as Democrats - what we've got to do as Democrats is to be united to actually solve these problems. And what I believe is that I have a better track record and a better opportunity to actually get that job done.

  Hillary Clinton

  Jobs, Mistake, Believe

  Source: www.washingtonpost.com

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