Kevin Shelley Quotes

My friends all say I'm going to be Secretary of State. But I don't see how that would be much different from the job I have now.

I loved being Secretary of State, that's probably evident to everyone who watched me.

For somebody who loves foreign policy, being Secretary is the best job in the world - but it doesn't happen twice.

I loved what I did. I could've been secretary of state for ever.

I think I will serve as secretary of state as my last public position.

I am neither frustrated nor planning anything other than being the best Secretary of State I could be.

I would not have imagined being asked to be Secretary of State, it was a great honor to serve with President Obama in his cabinet.

You see before you the former future Secretary of State.

Beyond going around doing things as Secretary of State, you have to recognize that you had managerial responsibilities.

There's no question, I think, as more and more people get to know Rex Tillerson, they're going to be really proud of the choice that Donald Trump made as our next secretary of state.

I talk a great deal to prior Secretaries of State about policy issues.

Personally, I think Mitt Romney would be a great secretary of state.

Hillary Clinton was an outstanding secretary of state. She would never intentionally put America in any kind of jeopardy.

I want to become foreign minister of India one day and then President of India.

President Bush has had an outstanding Secretary of State in Colin Powell and there are not many people who could replace him, making Condoleezza Rice an excellent choice.

I think Hillary Clinton is a good and effective secretary of state.

When you're out of office, you can be a statesman.

Oh, you know. I am secretary of state. My trips aren't successful. I just talk to people.

I’d be happy to take any of your questions and with the advantage of no longer being Secretary of State so that I can actually answer them.

A public official must feel that he is a servant of the people. This is true of all public officials but perhaps in a special sense true of the Secretary of State, for our party lines stop at the water’s edge.

You'd make a great Secretary of State because State Department personnel don't answer questions completely either.

Jimmy [Carter]'s still mad because I wouldn't take secretary of state. I want to be director of alcohol and firearms.

Diplomacy is a frequently neglected imperative.

One of the things a Secretary of State shouldn't do is try to characterize foreign leaders. We have to take them as they are.

One of the nice things about no longer being Secretary of State is that I can actually answer your questions.