355 Quotes by John F. Kerry

It is the duty of any president, in the final analysis, to defend this nation and dispel the security threat. Saddam Hussein has brought military action upon himself by refusing for 12 years to comply with the mandates of the United Nations. The brave and capable men and women of our armed forces and those who are with us will quickly, I know, remove him once and for all as a threat to his neighbors, to the world, and to his own people, and I support their doing so.

As President, I will not be the last to know what is going on in my command.

It appears that with the deadline for exile come and gone, Saddam Hussein has chosen to make military force the ultimate weapons inspections enforcement mechanism. If so, the only exit strategy is victory, this is our common mission and the world's cause.

If we can't have a serious conversation without politicizing it on cable TV and making it a scoring point for one day, we're in trouble.

As the saying goes, I have big heels to fill.

There should be a Transatlantic renaissance between the US and Europe based on shared prosperity, security, and values.

I'm proud of my medals. I always was proud of them.

You'd be amazed at the number of people who want to introduce themselves to you in the men's room. It's the most bizarre part of this entire thing.

I'm going to be honest with you - I don't know a lot about Cuba's healthcare system. Is it a government-run system?