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“[Hillary Clinton] was trying to encourage us to become more active in politics and she said, 'If you leave all the decision-making to others, you might not like what they do, and you will have no one but yourself to blame.' It was such a challenge to the women in the room. And it really hit me: She’s talking to me.”

Kirsten Gillibrand

Describing Hillary Clinton's influence on Gillibrand's entering politics

“I realize that for many New Yorkers, this is the first time you've heard my name, and you don't know much about me. Over these next two years you will get to know me, but more importantly, I will get to know you.”

Kirsten Gillibrand

At the press conference where New York Governor David Paterson announced Gillibrand's appointment to the senate
[N.Y. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Pickert, Kate, Time, Inc., Time, 2009-01-23, 2011-01-28, http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1873589,00.html]

“As a 10-year-old girl, I would listen to my grandmother discuss issues, and she made a lasting impression on me.”

Kirsten Gillibrand

Talking about her grandmother, Polly Noonan, leader of the powerful Democratic machine in Albany and confidant of long-time mayor Erastus Corning 2nd, Albany Times-Union, October 16, 2008

“The Senate is extremely slow: They have enormous difficulty passing the bills that even get through the House. That's the reality that I've recognized in my two years: that it takes time to change the world.”

Kirsten Gillibrand

InsideOut Hudson Valley, January/February 2009

“I find that when you open the door toward openness and transparency, a lot of people will follow you through.”

Kirsten Gillibrand

Proposing reforms to increase transparency and accountability in Washington.
[Reforming the Way Washington Works, Gillibrand, Kirsten, The Huffington Post, AOL, Inc., 2010-07-20, 2015-07-08, https://web.archive.org/web/20100807221953/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rep-kirsten-gillibrand/reforming-the-way-washing_b_652793.html]

“She seems like me — serious and policy-focused.”

Kirsten Gillibrand

Describing actress Jodi Foster and explaining she'd like Foster to play her in a TV-movie, the Saratogian, November 5, 2006

“I don't think clients you represented as an associate are relevant … I think how you vote is relevant.”

Kirsten Gillibrand

Discussing her former legal representation of tobacco giant Philip Morris, Albany Times-Union, November 15, 2005

“I was just a young lawyer thinking, What am I doing with my life? What am I doing with my career? As I watched [Hillary Clinton] on that stage I thought, Why aren’t I there? It was so poignant for me. And that’s what made me figure out how to get involved in politics.”

Kirsten Gillibrand

Describing Hillary Clinton's influence on Gillibrand's entering politics
[The Reintroduction of Kirsten Gillibrand, Rodrick, Stephen, New York Magazine, New York Media Holdings, 2009-06-07, 2011-02-04, http://nymag.com/news/politics/57197/]