I just want to say a word about how tragic and regrettable it is that we lost four Marines in an act of senseless violence -- what is being called another instance of domestic terrorism, it's terrible when we lose Marines anywhere in the world, but to lose four in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is just heartbreaking.

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I suppose I could have stayed home and baked cookies and had teas, but what I decided to do was to fulfill my profession, which I entered before my husband was in public life

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We have a lot that we believe is in the best interests of our country,and I'm looking forward to working with Barack Obama during the campaign and then on after the inauguration.

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I feel like I have had the most amazing life in my public service.

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At the risk of appearing predictable, the Bible was and remains the biggest influence on my thinking. I was raised reading it, memorizing passages from it and being guided by it. I still find it a source of wisdom, comfort and encouragement.

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It's not right that Donald Trump can ignore his debts, but students and families can't refinance theirs.

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In too many instances, the march to globalization has also meant the marginalization of women and girls. And that must change.

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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.

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I'm one of those people who thinks that changing one's hair is the only part of the body that you can change at will.

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I want to teach. I want to speak. I want to travel.

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It is past time for women to take their rightful place, side by side with men, in the rooms where the fates of peoples, where their children's and grandchildren's fates, are decided.

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Dignity does not come from avenging insults, especially from violence that can never be justified. It comes from taking responsibility and advancing our common humanity.

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You show people what you're willing to fight for when you fight your friends.

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It is no longer acceptable to discuss women's rights as separate from human rights.

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Gay people are born into, and belong to, every society in the world. They are all ages, all races, all faiths. They are doctors and teachers, farmers and bankers, soldiers and athletes. And whether we know it or whether we acknowledge it, they are our family, our friends, and our neighbors. Being gay is not a Western invention. It is a human reality.

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We must realize that our destiny is strongly linked to the destiny of the poorest on this planet.

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

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Part of what we'll have to figure out is what do you call the male spouse of a female president? Now, it's a little bit more complicated with him because people still call former presidents Mr. President.

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There is no doubt that the increasing numbers of women in the economy has helped fuel significant growth everywhere. And economies that are making the shift more effectively and rapidly are dramatically outperforming those that have not.

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When women participate in the economy, everyone benefits.

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It’s always surprising to me how many young women think they have to be perfect. I rarely meet a young man who doesn’t think he already is.

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