Faith is like stepping off a cliff and expecting one of two outcomes- you will either land on solid ground or you will be taught to fly.

But all too often, generally because of the loudest voices, the American people don't hear explained the efforts that we're engaged in to continue to work with people from all different walks of life to make abortion safe, legal, and rare. But instead they hear what Lawrence Tribe calls "The Clash of Absolutes." People shouting at each other about their differences instead of talking about and working to find what they have in common. That doesn't mean that anyone should ever abandon his or her belief that their fundamental convictions, and certainly, for those of us here, it means we never abandon our belief that the fundamental human right all people have to plan their own families. And it also means that we can never work with those who advocate violence. But there are people of good faith on all sides of this issue, and every day that we fail to find common ground to meet our goals of giving human rights and dignity to all people, another day goes by where a child is born unwanted, or a woman cannot get access to proper health care, or a teenager becomes pregnant and doesn't know what to do.

In this world and the world of tomorrow, we must go forward together or not at all.

I grew up in a middle-class family in the middle of America in the middle of the last century.

You know, there's a great saying in Texas — you've all heard it — all hat and no cattle. Well, after seven years of George Bush, we need a lot less hat and a lot more cattle.

Fail to plan, plan to fail.

You can be so proud that, from now on, it will be unremarkable for a woman to win primary state victories, unremarkable to have a woman in a close race to be our nominee, unremarkable to think that a woman can be the President of the United States. And that is truly remarkable.

The American character is both idealistic and realistic: why can't our government reflect both?

I am totally committed to making sure Social Security is solvent. You've got to begin to reign in the budget, pay as you go, to try to replenish our Social Security Trust Fund. And with all due respect, the last time we had a crisis in Social Security was 1983. President Reagan and Speaker Tip O'Neill came up with a commission. That was the best and smartest way, because you've got to get Republicans and Democrats together. That's what I will do. And I will say, #1, don't cut benefits on current beneficiaries they're already having a hard enough time. And #2, do not impose additional tax burdens on middle-class families.

HILLARY CLINTON, Democratic Primary debate in Philadelphia, April 16, 2008

Rich people, God bless us. We deserve all the opportunities to make sure our country and our blessings continue to the next generation.

I wonder if it's possible to be a Republican and a Christian at the same time.

Like many Americans, I got my Social Security card when I was a teenager and applied for my first job. Then, of course, I didn't understand that my wallet-sized card represented a commitment that every American could grow old with dignity. I also didn't understand that Social Security is not just for the elderly-and not just for retirement. Nearly 1/3 of its beneficiaries are either disabled, widows, widowers or surviving dependents. Social Security is a family protection system.

HILLARY CLINTON, "Talking It Over", February 17, 1999

I think abortion should remain legal, but it needs to be safe and rare. And I have spent many years now, as a private citizen, as first lady, and now as senator, trying to make it rare, trying to create the conditions where women had other choices. I have supported adoption, foster care. I helped to create the campaign against teenage pregnancy, which fulfilled our original goal 10 years ago of reducing teenage pregnancies by about a third. And I am committed to do even more.

HILLARY CLINTON, Democratic Compassion Forum at Messiah College, April 13, 2008

Despite what you hear, we don't need to make America great again. America has never stopped being great.

HILLARY CLINTON, "Super Tuesday Post-Mortem: If Hillary Thinks America Is Still Great, She Needs To Get Out More", Forbes, March 2, 2016

You know, I'm not sitting here like some little woman standing by my man, like Tammy Wynette. I'm sitting here because I love him, and I respect him, and I honor what he's been through and what we've been through together. And you know, if that's not enough for people, then heck, don't vote for him.