I heard Katty Kay's name and I know Katty Kay said we didn't have a plan. Well, there is a plan, and… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
There's an agreement that Syria should be a unified country, united; that it needs to be secular; that ISIL needs to be… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
We have staring us in the face here an enormous opportunity to actually find a way forward to have peace and stability… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
If Russia is there [in Syria] alone fighting them [ISIL], guess what? Russia becomes the target and Russia starts seeing - who… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
The agreement is fundamentally that we want to try to resolve this. The agreement is that ISIL is a threat to everybody,… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
Those localized efforts take a long time and they don't deal with the larger issue of ISIL and the question of what… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
If [Bashar] Assad himself could save this whole process by saying, "I will engage in a managed transition where we all work… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
Three-quarters of [Bashar Assad] country is displaced. It's in Jordan, it's in Lebanon, it's in Turkey, and in the desert. The threat… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
And if [Vladimir Putin] does fight ISIL alone, how does it work out for Russia to have sided with Assad, sided with… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
I had a chance to talk with President [Vladimir] Putin and he clearly said to me very directly, "I will think about… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
It's likely that people will say we're all interested in destroying - ISIL is a threat to everybody. There isn't one country… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
I met with many of - a number of [Syrian] refugees in Berlin the other day, and I was struck by how… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
We achieved a deal with the Russians that didn't wind up in two days of strikes that would have sent a, quote,… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
I am sympathetic to developing countries’ concerns: because of our emissions it’s their crops that will disappear; because of our inaction, it’s their fields… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
The fact is that in too many parts of our country, we still have discrimination. And affirmative action is not just something that applies… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
People talk about [Bashar] Assad running Syria. He doesn't control his own country. He's down to about 20, 25 percent of the country. What… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
I'm an internationalist. I'd like to see our troops dispersed through the world only at the directive of the United Nations. — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
You cannot bring peace in Syria as long as [Bashar] Assad is, in fact, there. — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
There's an agreement that Syria should be a unified country, united; that it needs to be secular; that ISIL needs to be taken on;… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
It's very hard to get other countries to give up their weapons when you're busy developing a new one. — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
There is no bigger judgment for a president of the United States than how you take a nation to war. — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
I have confidence in my campaign. I have assembled a great team that is going to beat George W. Bush, and any rumors to… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
In a few years, you should be able to plug your American-made plug-in hybrid into the outlet in your garage, so that you never… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
Unlike Washington, which is stuck in ideological gridlock, Americans feel the impact of climate change in their own hometowns and they know something must… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
America must always be the world's paramount military power, but we can magnify our power through alliances. — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
![“I heard Katty Kay's name and I know Katty Kay said we didn't have a plan. Well, there is a plan, and the President [Barack Obama] is moving forward with any number of options and ways to augment our efforts on ISIL.” quote by John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ca2/john-f-kerry-996_barack_i-heard-katty-kay-s-name-and-i-know-katt_443790.jpg)
![“If Russia is there [in Syria] alone fighting them [ISIL], guess what? Russia becomes the target and Russia starts seeing - who knows - MANPADs will find their way in there, airplanes will fall out of the sky. They will become vilified. They'll become the new magnet, together with Assad, for the…” quote by John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ee2/john-f-kerry-996_airplane_if-russia-is-there-in-syria-alone-fighti_477624.jpg)
![“If [Bashar] Assad himself could save this whole process by saying, "I will engage in a managed transition where we all work together to stabilize the government, save the institutions of government, and turn on ISIL and preserve Syria." That could happen. It all depends on one man, and Russia and…” quote by John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/999/john-f-kerry-996_assad_if-bashar-assad-himself-could-save-this_309200.jpg)
![“Three-quarters of [Bashar Assad] country is displaced. It's in Jordan, it's in Lebanon, it's in Turkey, and in the desert. The threat is that those people in the desert and others could become the next acolytes of ISIL if we don't find a way to join together to go after ISIL.” quote by John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/857/john-f-kerry-996_assad_three-quarters-of-bashar-assad-country-i_2441681.jpg)
![“And if [Vladimir Putin] does fight ISIL alone, how does it work out for Russia to have sided with Assad, sided with Iran, sided with Hizballah, when they're trying to reach out to the rest of the Sunni world in the region? That's not a good equation for Russia.” quote by John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c33/john-f-kerry-996_assad_and-if-vladimir-putin-does-fight-isil-al_3194708.jpg)
![“I had a chance to talk with President [Vladimir] Putin and he clearly said to me very directly, "I will think about that. I will think about this challenge of how we win." Look, this is not easy for Putin. Everybody says, "Oh, Putin's made a big move." Well, Putin is [in Syria] now; and if he…” quote by John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/8b1/john-f-kerry-996_bigs_i-had-a-chance-to-talk-with-president-vl_2465940.jpg)
![“I met with many of - a number of [Syrian] refugees in Berlin the other day, and I was struck by how educated, intelligent, and patriotic they are. They want to go back. They love their country. And there are so many of them still in Jordan and in refugee camps in Lebanon and in Turkey, that if you…” quote by John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c3d/john-f-kerry-996_believe_i-met-with-many-of-a-number-of-syrian-re_3087524.jpg)
![“People talk about [Bashar] Assad running Syria. He doesn't control his own country. He's down to about 20, 25 percent of the country. What is this fiction that he is somehow the only person who can save Syria? There's - with Assad there, there is no Syria. So that's what the Iranians and the…” quote by John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f3d/john-f-kerry-996_assad_people-talk-about-bashar-assad-running-s_24339.jpg)
![“You cannot bring peace in Syria as long as [Bashar] Assad is, in fact, there.” quote by John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/41d/john-f-kerry-996_assad_you-cannot-bring-peace-in-syria-as-long_56711.jpg)
