John Kerry

Frankly, to the credit of the reset that President Obama engaged in... we have continued to make progress, and Russia has actually been a partner with us.

We need to be cognizant of the long-term implications of that with respect to resources, trade, governance, and other issues.

I would welcome your personal engagement in leading our engagement with Africa and wonder what, if any, plans you have to work with us to blunt or press back on Iran's seeking access to natural resources, to diplomatic support, and to…

The politics could be very, very difficult absent a shift here that becomes more inclusive, more democratic, more respectful of the opposition and so forth.

Israel needs to know that is not turning the West Bank into Gaza, that it is secure.

Bob Gates said we have got to stop this. Too much coming over here to the Defense Department.

The core group parties have come to the conclusion...that they are concerned about the growth of the extremist element, particularly when it aligned itself voluntarily the other day with al-Qaeda.

The President's policy is to try to change this dynamic, which has been just a round robin of disaster for the last 20 years.

The United States cannot do this ourselves.

I think our economy is the strongest economy in the world still.

As the world's largest economy, we are the only country with a veto to shape major IMF governance and resource decisions.

My hope is that doors will not get shut in automatic by anybody to start off this next government.

The military has been the best investment that America has made in years in that region for a lot of reasons, keeping the peace with Israel.

You are the Senate's champion on it, and I appreciate that.

The President decided to raise the amount of nonlethal aid that he is currently providing.

We need to change President Assad's calculation. That is clear.

We stand for optimism and opportunity and equality. And we stand in opposition to all those who would replace hope with hate.

If you're willing to take on the deep-rooted challenges and make the tough choices, we are here for you.

We have a responsibility to always press for the growth of civil society.

We have a role, obviously, and so do you, and it varies at different points in time.

We have urged them, in fact, to try to reach out to the opposition and bring them into a greater degree to the governance.

The Palestinians need to know that they will have a legitimate state that is contiguous, viable.

There was a conscious decision in the Congress, and we plussed up.

When George Marshall and Harry Truman put the Marshall Plan in place, the country was overwhelmingly against it.

We are saving 5 million lives in Africa through PEPFAR in what we are doing.