"My father was a small-businessman, and if he didn't get up and go to work, there would be no business."

"And I will repeat today what I have said throughout this campaign. I will not raise taxes on the middle class. I will give you tax relief to help ease these burdens."

"When I became secretary of state, I felt one of my primary jobs was building relationships around the world."

"When I negotiated the ceasefire in Gaza with President Morsi, he was, you know, very involved."

"I respect the Congress's oversight responsibility."

"You know, one of the things my husband says when people say 'Well, what did you bring to Washington,' he said, 'Well, I brought arithmetic.'"

"The people of New York took a big chance on me. And I'm well aware of that."

"I never thought I would end up being the Senator from New York."

"Democracies have to be careful that they do not become so process-driven."

"I don't think that strategically it is smart to begin cutting your options when the other side does not move at all."

"You know no one will ever accuse me as having the same policies as George W. Bush."

"What I found when I became Secretary of State was a lot of doubts and a lot of concerns and fears from friends, allies, around the world."

"When you're the presidential nominee you get to pick whomever you choose to be on the ticket, and that person gets to say yes or no because, obviously, it's a very important decision."

"I certainly don't read coverage of me, I read what else is going on that I need to know about to do my job."

"When an army unit returns from service in Iraq or Afghanistan, it barely gets a breather before it begins training for its next deployment."

"The American taxpayer should not be treated more shabbily than debtors from other nations and we should be encouraging other nations to help rebuild Iraq's economy."

"I believe America thrives when the middle class thrives."

"I had a family that supported me."

"I wish I had some stock in a scrunchie company."

"Struggles do not end when countries attempt the transition to democracy."

"I believe that eventually, one of the next big issues that will have to be addressed globally is the role of state-owned enterprises. Because there is a disadvantage that's built in."

"My overall goal is to level the playing field for American businesses."

"I'm somebody who gets up every day and says, 'What am I going to do today, and how am I going to do it?' I think it moves me toward some outcome I'm hoping for and also has some, you know, some joy attached to it."

"I really get up every day and try to deal with the problems that are in front of me, and I don't really worry about history. That will work itself out over time."

"We've all seen the mom who devotes all her time and attention to her child and is so hungry for adult interaction that as soon as she's around another adult, she's not paying attention anymore."

"I can't drive anymore."

"Americans deserve to feel secure in their own lives, in their own middle-class aspirations, before you go to them and say, 'We're going to have to enforce navigable sea lanes in the South China Sea.'"

"George W. Bush is very popular in Sub-Saharan Africa. Why? Because of PEPFAR, the President's Emergency Program for AIDS Relief."

"The most important questions for anybody thinking of running for president are not 'Will you run and can you win?' There is, 'What is your vision for America? And can you lead us there?'"

"Remember, the IDF, the Israeli Defense Forces, have a working relationship with the Palestinian Authority security forces, which have been incredibly professional."

"Everyone can change."

"When I chose to leave a career as a young lawyer in Washington to move to Arkansas to marry Bill and start a family, my friends asked, 'Are you out of your mind?'"

"I thought making speeches for money was a much better thing than getting connected with any one group or company, as so many people who leave public life do."

"My favorite short stories are by Alice Munro, especially her collections 'Carried Away' and 'Runaway.'"

"I've been in the hospital once when I had my daughter, and, oh, when I broke my elbow, but other than that, I've been very fortunate."

"I don't think I've read any of the books that "have "been written about me."

"Several people have told me that one of the most meaningful events they could attend would be something at the White House with their children."

"Sometimes, in public life, people ask inappropriate, off-the-wall kinds of questions, don't they?"

"Well, human security is a concept that I am very committed to enshrining in American foreign policy."

"I wish I were taller and thinner but the hair you can do something about."

"Every marriage is a mystery to me, even the one I'm in. So I'm no expert on it."

"Well, I think both Russia and China have a very strong aversion to interference in internal affairs."

"I'm in charge of the State Department's 60,000-plus people all over the world, 275 posts."

"I believe in delegating power."

"I drink tons of water. Just as much water as I can possibly drink."

"I don't think we should be about the business of denying voters in Michigan and Florida the right to be heard."

"I've been really at the highest levels of American political life."

"I'm one of these very focused people when it comes to day-to-day work, and I'm trying not to think about what comes next so that I can stay very focused on what I'm doing now."

"In my family, we were Americans, we were Republicans and we were Methodists."

"It should never be a crime to be gay."