Hillary Clinton: What has been your biggest disappointment?

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What has been your biggest disappointment?

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Hillary Clinton

Former U.S. Secretary of State and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

Losing is my biggest regret, and losing to someone who was not qualified and did not have the experience or the temperament to be president of the United States. That is my biggest regret.

Tamara Keith, NPR interview about What Happened, 12 September 2017 source ↗

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Eve Ensler American playwright, performer, feminist, and activist

That most men have not yet come to understand the impact and the devastating consequences of violence against women.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 June 2019 source ↗

Julie Andrews English actress, singer and author

Losing my singing voice. I had to have an operation and unfortunately it was not successful. I’ve not been able to sing since.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 October 2019 source ↗

Graydon Carter

That I didn’t go to Turkey during the pandemic for one of those male hair treatments.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 June 2025 source ↗

Stephen Graham English actor

Liverpool losing the FA Cup final to Wimbledon when I was a kid. It made me cry.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 April 2018 source ↗