Top 55 Chelsea Clinton Quotes

My parents have been incredibly supportive from perhaps the first real independent decision I made to become a vegetarian at 11, which was certainly not consistent with their diet at the time.

I think that we need women role models everywhere. I think that it’s really hard to imagine yourself as something that you don’t see.

My grandmother was determined that everyone feel a sense of optimism and opportunity.

I always knew I was the center of my parents.

My parents and my grandmother inspire me every day and, every day, in my work and personal life.

I lead a multi-faith life.

When I was born, my father was governor of Arkansas.

I have never thought of my life as being an enigma.

My dad had always been a big decaf coffee drinker. But my mom had always been more of a tea drinker. So I grew up around a lot of tea. And I also really love tea. But I’m not one of those people who has ever felt the need to choose between coffee and tea. I think that is a completely false dichotomy.

For most of my life, I deliberately led a private life in the public eye.

We have to do whatever we can to ensure that no child dies of diarrhea.

We proved we could be safe and secure at home, and still have more allies and friends in the world.

I never once doubted that my parents cared about my thoughts and my ideas. And I always, always knew how deeply they loved me. That feeling of being valued and loved, that’s what my mom wants for every child.

My mother has often said that the issue of women is the unfinished business of the 21st century. That is certainly true. But so, too, are the issues of LGBTQ rights the unfinished business of the 21st century.

I’d ask myself, ‘What do I think is really unjust?’ That should be a starting point for how you engage with the world.

I was always deeply aware that I was living in history.

Millennials are often portrayed as apathetic, disinterested, tuned out and selfish. None of those adjectives describe the Millennials I’ve been privileged to meet and work with.

Determination gets you a long way.

It’s a widely-held belief that Millennials are obsessed with money. And it’s also wildly true. Just don’t mistake it for a fixation with getting rich.

Your mother embarrasses you in front of maybe a couple hundred people. My mother embarrasses me in front of millions.

I was a vegetarian for 10 years and a pescetarian for eight. Then I woke up one day when I was 29 and craved red meat. I’m a big believer in listening to my body’s cravings.

When people say crazy stuff about me or my family, I don’t take it seriously.

There’s something else that my mother taught me, public service is about service. And, as her daughter, I’ve had a special window into how she serves. I’ve seen her holding the hands of mothers, worried about how they’ll feed their kids, worried about how they’ll get them the healthcare they need.

Through their ‘Making a Difference’ franchise, I am excited to work with NBC News to continue to highlight stories of organizations and individuals who make their communities and our world healthier, more just and more humane.

At the fourth grade level, girls at the same percentages of boys say they’re interested in careers in engineering or math or astrophysics, but by eighth grade that has dropped precipitously.

Service is an opportunity for young women to really empower themselves.

My parents were very firm about me always getting my homework done.

My parents are not shy, clearly publicly and otherwise, in expressing their hopes that they will soon be grandparents.

I remember that my mom, my dad and I would play different roles in mock debates, where one of us would be the moderator, one of us would be my dad – frequently not my dad – and then one of us would play his opponent.

For most young Americans I know, ‘serving’ in the broadest sense now seems like the only thing to do.

People who imagine and implement solutions to challenges in their own lives, in their communities, in our country and in our world have always inspired me.

Over the summer I thought that I would seek out non-Americans as friends, just for diversity’s sake. Now I find that I want to be around Americans – people who I know are thinking about our country as much as I am.

My mother is very good in Scrabble. In Boggle, my father is probably better.

Role models really matter. It’s hard to imagine yourself as something you don’t see.

I was working full-time and going to school at night and on the weekends. It was just crazy.

A tin roof is one of the greatest indicators of prosperity in the developing world.

I certainly believe that all of my friends should have the right, as Marc and I did, to marry their best friend. I certainly expect my straight friends to help us achieve that for all New Yorkers, for all Americans, and for the children that, at least, Marc and I hope to have someday.

I hope to become a better teacher. I love teaching.

I’ve always been incredibly proud of both of my parents and proud of the work I had done privately as a person, professionally and academically.

I walk my dog every morning.

I hope to make a positive, productive contribution, as cheesy as that may sound.

My parents were definitely on the incentive side of parenting. Like, they told me that my father had learned to read when he was three. So, of course, I thought I had to, too.

When my father announced his campaign for president on Oct. 3, 1991, I had already cast my vote in favor of his candidacy.

I think about how best to live my grandmother’s twin mantras that ‘Life is not a dress rehearsal’ and ‘Life is not about what happens to you, but what you do with what happens to you.’

Changing laws and changing the political dialogue, while necessary, is insufficient to ensure that bullying stops; to ensure that every young person is supported by their parents and their teachers as they question who they are and they discover who they are regardless of the sexuality.

I definitely taught my parents how to text and how to charge their phones.

I loved working on Wall Street. I loved the meritocracy of it and the camaraderie of the trading floor.

My grandmother, who passed away at the beginning of November, had a core adage in her life that ‘life is not about what happens to you but about what you do with what happens to you.’ She recently had been cajoling me and challenging me to do more with my life. To lead more of a purposefully public life.

My parents taught me to approach the world critically, but also to approach it with a sense of responsibility.

My father has always been such a doer.

I have a boyfriend and a dog, and I still haven’t figured out what I want to be when I grow up.

Service is a deceptively profound way to prove not only what you can do for the world, but what you can tell the world to expect from you and your ambitions.

Running is the one part of my life in which I fundamentally feel like the observer instead of the observed.

I know I’m late, but I’ve finally joined Facebook!

My marriage is incredibly important to me. It’s the place from which I engage in the world every day, and the place to which I return every day.