John Kerry actually said...

"Well, I think the response will come well before that, Mr. Chairman. There will be a response of some kind to the referendum itself."

"The United States, led in many ways by the Senate--you were a member there at the time--went through the careful and, I think, painstaking process of both diplomacy and tough sanctions."

"Believe me, I know that choosing to be on this committee doesn't win you many votes back home."

"I am going to be very brief with my opening statement. I want to begin by, first of all, just telling you what a privilege it is for me to lead this extraordinary department."