He [ Vladimir Putin] would rather have a puppet as president of the United States.

I don't think you could find any person in political life today who has been subjected to more attacks and had more money spent against her by special interests, among whom you have named a few, than I.

We need to have a tax system that rewards work and not just financial transactions.

Like it or not, women are always subject to criticism if they show too much feeling in public.

I don't think someone should try to bully and insult their way to the presidency.

I take seriously the concerns that voters are expressing. There's a lot of disappointment, fear, even anger, among people who believe that the economy has failed them, their government has failed them, politics has failed them. They have every right to be concerned.

I learned some valuable lessons about the legislative process, the importance of bipartisan cooperation and the wisdom of taking small steps to get a big job done.