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The Importance Of Building Relationships Among Colleagues, Of Trying To Create Coalitions Behind The Issues That You Are Championing, Was Not Something I Ever Had Much Insight Into Until I Was Elected And Started Serving In The Senate.

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The Importance Of Building

Hillary Clinton

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The Importance Of Building Relationships Among Colleagues, Of Trying To Create Coalitions Behind The Issues That You Are Championing, Was Not Something I Ever Had Much Insight Into Until I Was Elected And Started Serving In The Senate.

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The Way Donald Trump Talks About Terrorism And His Very Insulting Language Towards Muslims Is Making Him The Recruiting Sergeant For Isis.

I Want To Appoint Supreme Court Justices Who Understand The Way The World Really Works, Who Have Real-life Experience, Who Have Not Just Been In A Big Law Firm And Maybe Clerked For A Judge And Then Gotten On The Bench, But, You Know, Maybe They Tried Some More Cases, They Actually Understand What People Are Up Against.

When I Took On The Drug Companies And The Insurance Companies For Universal Health Care Coverage, They Went After Me With A Vengeance.

We've Got To Have Good Schools In Every Zip Code.

I've Heard [bernie] Sanders Comments, And It's Really Caused Me To Wonder Who's Left In The Progressive Wing Of The Democratic Party. Under His Definition, [barack] Obama Is Not Progressive Because He Took Donations From Wall Street; [joe] Biden Is Not Progressive Because She Supported Keystone; [jeanne] Shaheen Is Not Progressive Because She Supports The Trade Pact. Even The Late, Great Paul Wellstone Would Not Fit This Definition Because He Voted For Doma.

We Have Places In America That Really Have Been Just Forgotten.

We Didn't Put A Single Boot On The Ground, And [muammar] Gaddafi Was Deposed. The Libyans Turned Out For One Of The Most Successful, Fairest Elections That Any Arab Country Has Had. They Elected Moderate Leaders.

Among The Most Striking Things That I Have Learned Is How Much We Have In Common. I've Sat Down With People Everywhere, Discussing What Was In Their Hearts And On Their Minds. And It Doesn't Take Long To Find Commonality, Which Is Often Overlooked, Ignored, Dismissed, And Rejected Otherwise.

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What I Believe Is The More We Can Do For The Middle Class, The More We Can Invest In You, Your Education, Your Skills, Your Future, The Better We Will Be Off And The Better We'll Grow. That's The Kind Of Economy I Want Us To See Again.

When I Became Secretary Of State, I Felt One Of My Primary Jobs Was Building Relationships Around The World. And I Did Spend A Lot Of Time And Effort Thinking Through, How Do I Connect With This Person?..

If There Is Truth Or Merit In The Criticism, Try To Learn From It. Otherwise, Let It Roll Right Off You.

Religion Is About God's Truth, But None Of Us Can Grasp That Truth Absolutely, Because Of Our Own Imperfections And Limitations. We Are Only Children Of God, Not God. Therefore, We Must Not Attempt To Fit God Into Little Boxes, Claiming That He Supports This Or That Political Position. This Is Not Only Bad Theology; It Marginalizes God.

We Need To Make It Very Clear - Whether It's Russia, China, Iran Or Anybody Else - The United States Has Much Greater Capacity. And We Are Not Going To Sit Idly By And Permit State Actors To Go After Our Information, Our Private-sector Information Or Our Public-sector Information.

Different Presidents Have Different Strengths, They Bring Different Life Experiences.

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You Know, The Vibrancy Of The Black Church, The Black Businesses That Employ So Many People, The Opportunities That So Many Families Are Working To Provide For Their Kids. There's A Lot That We Should Be Proud Of And We Should Be Supporting And Lifting Up.

I Think We Can Compete With High-wage Countries, And I Believe We Should. New Jobs And Clean Energy, Not Only To Fight Climate Change, Which Is A Serious Problem, But To Create New Opportunities And New Businesses.

We Have To Do More To Make It Easier For Parents To Balance Work And Family. If You Left College With A Ton Of Loans, It`s Not Enough Just To Make College More Affordable. You Need Help Right Now With The Debt You Already Have.

There Is Desperate Education Inequality In America, And I Think Every Kid Deserves A Good Teacher And A Good School Regardless Of The Zip Code That He Or She Lives In.

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