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Inspirational Hillary quotes:
1. “I really don’t spend a lot of time worrying about what people think about me…I would be totally paralyzed. How could you get up in the morning if you worried about some poll or what somebody said about you? That’s giving up power over your life to somebody else, and I don’t intend to do that.”
2. “Every moment wasted looking back keeps us from moving forward. Life is too short, time is too precious, and the stakes are too high to dwell on what might have been.”
3. “I’m not going to mislead anybody. Politics is really hard. And it is harder for women. There’s a double standard, and you can’t complain about it. You just have to accept it, and be smart enough to navigate it. And you have to have a pretty tough skin. To paraphrase a favorite quote from Eleanor Roosevelt: If a woman wants to be in politics, she has to have the skin of a rhinoceros. Most men who go into politics just think they’re great. They believe they can do anything. Most young women, not only in politics but in most areas, are more cautious and more likely to say, ‘Could I really do this? Am I good enough?’ I was talking to a friend and very successful businessman the other day, and he said, ‘The thing that still annoys me more than anything is that I see all these young women who are so much more capable than they allow themselves to believe. And I see so many young men who are so much less capable but who believe they are God’s gift to the world.’ I would just say to women: Try it! Put your foot in the pond and see if you want to swim.”
4. “Occasionally I’ll be sitting somewhere and I’ll be listening to someone perhaps not saying the kindest things about me. And I’ll look down at my hand and I’ll sort of pinch my skin to make sure it still has the requisite thickness I know Eleanor Roosevelt expects me to have.”
5. “When you stumble, keep faith. And when you’re knocked down, get right back up, and never listen to anyone who says you can’t or shouldn’t go on.”

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Why are you guys so anti-dictators? Imagine if America was a dictatorship. You could let 1 percent of the people have all the nation’s wealth. You could help your rich friends get richer by cutting their taxes and bailing them out when they gamble and lose. You could ignore the needs of the poor for health care and education. Your media would appear free, but would secretly be controlled by one person and his family. You could wiretap phones. You could torture foreign prisoners. You could have rigged elections. You could lie about why you go to war. You could fill your prisons with one particular racial group and no one would complain. You could use the media to scare the people into supporting policies that are against their interests.

— Sacha Cohen, The Dictator

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Maybe it says something about us and our society that the closest woman we’ve had to becoming president is a former president’s wife.
Hillary Clinton continues to show us what an intelligent, strong, and determined woman she is. She never gives up or looks back. And by not allowing defeat prevent her from moving forward, she continues to thrive in every position she obtains.
When will people accept that she continues to succeed because of her own credentials and the competence she has shown throughout her entire life?
I truly hope she becomes President Hillary Rodham Clinton in 2016.

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There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America

— Bill Clinton

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USA Drug Laws Must Change

“A 200 dollar transaction can cost society $100,000 for a three-year sentence.”

Our drug incarceration rate in the United States is the highest in the world. We love to lock people up — yet we don’t focus on the causes of high drug use nor do we focus on rehabilitation. Our priorities are skewed.

Also, just think of all the money our government could make if we were able to tax drugs.

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Two Quotes To Live By:
“I really don’t spend a lot of time worrying about what people think about me…I would be totally paralyzed. How could you get up in the morning if you worried about some poll or what somebody said about you? That’s giving up power over your life to somebody else, and I don’t intend to do that.” -Hillary Clinton
“Every moment wasted looking back keeps us from moving forward. Life is too short, time is too precious, and the stakes are too high to dwell on what might have been.” -Hillary Clinton
The reason Hillary Clinton continues to thrive is because she does not dwell on mistakes, become discouraged by failure, or worry about what others think of her. She accepts all of this as a natural part of life that ultimately makes us stronger and smarter.
Hillary Clinton is an inspiration to me because I tend to worry about what others think of me and dwell on mistakes made in the past. But as she has shown throughout her life, you can’t get discouraged by or dwell on past mistakes because it will prevent you from moving forward with your life. Living in the past prevents you from being able to move on to a more successful future.
And as she so articulately pointed out — if you worry about what others think of you, you’re giving up power over your destiny to somebody else. Which, in essence, is letting them win.
This has always been the key to Hillary’s success: stay strong and resilient in the face of defeat and personal setbacks. Always move forward and never look back. Hindsight is 20/20 and all we can do is move on and not let the past consume and destroy our present.
Does Hillary Clinton ever think that if she had done this or that differently she could have been President? Probably. But does she spend a lot of time thinking about it? Probably not. She doesn’t let the past impact her present because she’s too busy living in the ‘now,’ chartering her own destiny with no thought as to what others might think of her.
Most of us can’t do this, which is probably why she is where she’s at and we can only dream to accomplish what she has accomplished.
So keep doing what you’re doing, Hillary! We need the inspiration.

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when you make it in the united states, you’ve made it everywhere. period. adele knows. same reason why the UK paparazzi stalked princess di. they had the huge american market to sell the stories to and make millions. USA makes or breaks you — even look at the beatles, pokemon, spice girls and justin bieber. if you make it here, you’ve made it everywhere. the USA influence more than we can ever know. hillary clinton has so much power and influence because she represents us around the world as secretary of state. thank god we have people like her in position of power and not people like sarah palin. hillary is keeping us the #1 country around the world. and thank god for that!

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History will look at Hillary Clinton as someone who never gave up and continued to succeed, despite being knocked down over and over again. She will be seen as a polarizing trailblazer who finally found her voice — leading to eventual success as First Lady, Senator, and Secretary of State.
Once in positions of power, Hillary is ruthless when it comes to effectively advocating for her positions and destroying the opposition. This is why Republicans have fought (and failed) to stop her political career from climbing to new heights.
Hillary’s resilience is unparalleled. She bounces back in the face of defeat because she’s smart, articulate, and tough.
Many of Hillary’s colleagues have often noted that she is almost always the most knowledgeable person in the room about any given issue. Her knowledge, persistence, and stamina is an unstoppable combination. Her perseverance, despite being attacked daily for the last 30 years, is a testament to her political skill and brilliance.
Her historic bid for the Presidency is the closest we have come to electing a woman to the highest office in our land. Although she did not become President, she did become Secretary of State — bouncing back from yet another defeat.
Former President Bill Clinton, the other half of this political powerhouse, often describes Hillary as the most competent person in his generation. I couldn’t agree more. So although she may have been too polarizing to win the Presidency in 2008, we can all be certain that if given the opportunity, she would have been one of the most competent and successful President’s in our lifetime.

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