“The worst thing that can happen in a democracy - as well as in an individual's life - is to become cynical about the future and lose hope.”— Hillary Clinton, esquire.com
“Take criticism seriously, but not personally. If there is truth or merit in the criticism, try to learn from it. Otherwise, let it roll right off you.”— Hillary Clinton, amazon.com
“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.”— Hillary Clinton, elle.com
“My mother Dorothy was abandoned by her parents as a young girl. She ended up on her own at 14, working as a housemaid. She was saved by the kindness of others. The lesson she passed onto me, stuck with me: no-one gets through life alone. And she made sure I learned the words from our Methodist faith…”— Hillary Clinton, facebook.com
“In the midst of the Judge Curiel controversy, I rode a taxicab in D.C. The driver was an African immigrant. He told me he worked 14 hours a day, six days a week, so his three children could one day be professionals. He teared up telling me he feared that if Trump became president, his children's abi…”— Ana Navarro, cnn.com
“I voted against Donald Trump because of Judge Gonzalo Curiel. He was born in the United States to poor Mexican immigrant parents. Judge Curiel is the federal judge assigned to the Trump University case. Trump dismissively called Judge Curiel "Mexican" and attacked his ability to perform his job impa…”— Ana Navarro, cnn.com
“I had decided to write-in my mother as a symbolic protest vote against the Democratic and Republican nominees. I didn't want to vote for either of them. I had hoped that a week before the election, Trump would be losing Florida by a large enough margin that my vote wouldn't matter. But darn it, my h…”— Ana Navarro, cnn.com
“My opponent has run his campaign on divisiveness, fear and insults, and spent months pitting Americans against each other. I’ve said many times that Donald Trump has shown us who he is. Now we have to decide who we are.”— Hillary Clinton, usatoday.com
“There’s so much more we need to do together, and we certainly won’t get it all done in the first 100 days. But we’re going to roll up our sleeves and get to work for American families — and I’ll never, ever quit. I want to be president for all Americans — Democrats, Republicans and independents; Ame…”— Hillary Clinton, usatoday.com
“The last president to sign comprehensive immigration reform was Ronald Reagan, and it was a priority for George W. Bush. I’m confident that we can work across the aisle to pass comprehensive reform that keeps families together and creates a path to citizenship, secures our border, and focuses our en…”— Hillary Clinton, usatoday.com
“To break the gridlock in Washington, we need to get secret, unaccountable money out of our politics. It’s drowning out the voices of the American people. So within my first 30 days, I will introduce a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United. We should be protecting citizens’ rights to v…”— Hillary Clinton, usatoday.com
“Everything I’ve done, as first lady, senator, or secretary of State, I’ve done by listening to people and looking for common ground, even with people who disagree with me. And if you elect me on Tuesday, that’s the kind of president I’ll be.”— Hillary Clinton, usatoday.com
“In January, America is going to have a new president. Things are going to change — that much is certain. The question is, what kind of change are we going to have? We can build an economy that works for everyone, or stack the deck even more for those at the top. We can keep America safe through stre…”— Hillary Clinton, usatoday.com
“Hillary's hard work is not always appreciated. Which is true of a lot of the work women do, by the way.”— Barack Obama, go.cnn.com
“And let me tell you, this is not about Republicans versus Democrats. None of that matters this time around. No, no, no. This election is about something much bigger. It’s about who will shape our children and the country we leave for them, not just for the next four or eight years, but for the rest…”— Michelle Obama, time.com
“This election is also unprecedented because I don’t think we’ve ever had two candidates with such dramatically different visions of who we are and how we move forward as a nation. One candidate has a vision that is grounded in hopelessness and despair. A vision of a country that is weak and divided.…”— Michelle Obama, time.com
“Now you may have noticed that I’ve been doing some campaigning for Hillary. And I know that there is some folks out there who have commented that it’s been unprecedented for a sitting First Lady to be so actively engaged in the presidential campaign. And that may be true. But what’s also true is tha…”— Michelle Obama, time.com
“Texas, in particular, can cause a potential Electoral College-popular vote skew because of its large and growing population. If the Democrat goes from losing Texas by 15 percentage points to losing it by 5 points instead, that produces a net gain of about 0.6 or 0.7 percentage points of the popular…”— Nate Silver, fivethirtyeight.com
“The fact is that Hillary embodies so many of the values that we try so hard to teach our young people. Advocating for kids with disabilities, fighting for children's health care as First Lady, affordable child care in the Senate. Hillary has been a lawyer, a law professor, First Lady of Arkansas, Fi…”— Michelle Obama, twitter.com
“A review of Trump's many decades of abusing the judicial system, ignoring judges, disregarding rules, destroying documents and lying about it is not simply a sordid history lesson. Rather, it helps explain his behavior since he declared his candidacy. He promised to turn over his tax returns and his…”— Kurt Eichenwald, newsweek.com