John Kerry

The fact is that the United States must open these talks from a position of strength.

Talking with Iran is the right starting point. I have supported this idea for many years, and I'm glad that the day is coming.

The Obama administration has said that it wants to open direct talks with Iran. This is the right first step, and I applaud the President for taking it.

The more help that we can get from more people in different parts of the world, the better off we're going to be.

We can't do much about the past, but we can certainly do something about today and the future.

If we're going to solve these problems, we're going to have to work closely together.

This offers us some great opportunities.

Without exception or equivocation, the United States does not torture.

I actually heard a thirst, saw a thirst, felt a thirst, felt an incredible hunger throughout the world for a new dialog and for a new direction.

We must recognize the spectacular diversity of a religion that encompasses a fifth of humanity.

Your patriotism is a source of security for all of us, and your freedom to worship is a powerful counterargument against those who say our values are incompatible with Islam.

America has started a new chapter in our history. And part of this must be a new chapter in our relations with the Muslim world.

This moment won't last forever, if even for long. And so, we need to seize it.

Two states, side by side, in peace and security.

If we truly want to empower Muslim moderates, we must also stop tolerating the casual Islamophobia that has seeped into our political discourse since 9/11.

I hope they will also offer thoughtful approaches for the United States and the International Community to facilitate an end to the conflict and the beginning of a lasting peace.

Improving our climate modeling capability is critical to furthering our understanding of the impacts of climate change in society.

The reality is that today, the most critical trends and facts all point in the wrong direction.

We are facing a true crisis, and we need leaders who understand the scope and urgency of the problem.

We must work aggressively to fix our immediate problems while ensuring our long-term security and prosperity.

The threat of catastrophic global warming may seem to be a second priority after fixing our current economic crisis, but I believe that if we do not address both simultaneously we are setting ourselves up for another crisis in the future…

We have nothing but enormous admiration and respect and gratitude for it.

This is going to be a tough slug, but we're going to try to do it.

If we had soil carbon sequestered in a way that allowed credits for soil carbon, and a modification of WTO provisions, this could fill the gap that could restart the Doha round and integrate the solutions to the climate crisis with forward…

We have a lot of work to do to answer some very tough questions.