I was in civil society long before I was ever in politics or my husband was ever even elected president.

Don't let anybody tell you it's corporations and businesses that create jobs.

The American people are tired of liars and people who pretend to be something they're not.

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

Islam is the fastest-growing religion in America, a guide and pillar of stability for many of our people.

You cannot have maternal health without reproductive health. And reproductive health includes contraception and family planning and access to legal, safe abortion.

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.

I really do hope that we have a woman president in my lifetime.

We must stop thinking of the individual and start thinking about what is best for society.

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.

I have to confess that it's crossed my mind that you could not be a Republican and a Christian.

If the ego rules you then the love fails you.

I'm trying to remain unfamous.

Parliaments have stopped laughing at woman suffrage, and politicians have begun to dodge! It is the inevitable premonition of coming victory.

We knew we were talking about spies. I knew he knew I knew. I was digging my own grave.

I got a bad migraine that lasted 3 years, and the pills I took made by fingers disappear.

I spend a lot of time preparing. I think a lot about what I want to do. I have prep books, little notebooks in which I write everything down before a sitting. Otherwise I would forget my ideas.

When you finish a film, if you believed in your character, you're empty.

Merely quantitative differences, beyond a certain point, pass into qualitative changes.

I always keep my guard up with guys and I guess that can get in the way sometimes. I can make them go through hell.

I want the cleanest water, the freshest air and wildlife in abundance... but most of all I want a future for our children.