Firsts Quotes by Hillary Clinton
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When Hillary Clinton reflects on first steps, she blends personal resolve with political ambition. Across 38 statements, she tackles the challenges of breaking new ground, whether in public office or private life, offering a candid look at perseverance and the stakes of being a pioneer.
![“Senator [Bernie] Sanders is the only person who I think would characterize me, a woman running to be the first woman president, as exemplifying the establishment.” quote by Hillary Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a42/hillary-clinton-51_establishment_senator-bernie-sanders-is-the-only-perso_1983875.jpg)
![“I think it's important that we do it [defeat ISIS] in concert with other nations in Europe, the Middle East, elsewhere if necessary. And that means you've got to work with people. You don't insult them. You don't insult their religion. And it means we have to see our entire country, all of the…” quote by Hillary Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d67/hillary-clinton-51_concerts_i-think-it-s-important-that-we-do-it-def_2947485.jpg)
![“I want to join everyone in expressing my great sympathy and support for people who lost loved ones in this terrible terrorist attack [in Orlando] and everybody still in the hospital who is struggling and all the first responders.” quote by Hillary Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/daf/hillary-clinton-51_firsts_i-want-to-join-everyone-in-expressing-my_1491092.jpg)
![“I'm going to keep talking about what I would do as president, the experience that I bring, the temperament and judgment that led President [Barack] Obama to ask me to be secretary of state after we ran a really hard primary against each other. It's funny to me, because when I have a position…” quote by Hillary Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7c2/hillary-clinton-51_ask-me_i-m-going-to-keep-talking-about-what-i-w_1524299.jpg)
![“[Donald Trump] has really started his political activity based on this racist lie that our first black president was not an American citizen. There was absolutely no evidence for it, but he persisted, he persisted year after year, because some of his supporters, people that he was trying to bring…” quote by Hillary Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/3df/hillary-clinton-51_activity_donald-trump-has-really-started-his-poli_3107298.jpg)
![“I think what President [Barack] Obama has done is to chart a steady course. When I was there, the first four years we had a lot of cleanup to do. We inherited a lot of bad feelings from the [George W.] Bush administration, and much of what I spent my time doing was traveling around the world…” quote by Hillary Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/394/hillary-clinton-51_administration_i-think-what-president-barack-obama-has_792820.jpg)
![“I am somewhat influenced by the years that I've spent trying to actually get things done, whether it was reforming education in Arkansas or a survey and Legal Services Corporation board when President [Jimmy ]Carter appointed me and trying to get lawyers for poor people. I have worked in these…” quote by Hillary Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/6c7/hillary-clinton-51_action_i-am-somewhat-influenced-by-the-years-th_9078.jpg)
