It's not just enough to change the players. We've gotta change the game.
ISIL is a terrorist organization, pure and simple. And it has no vision other than the slaughter of all who stand in its way.
I think that leadership more than anything is about setting a course and describing a vision for people.
It's important to listen to what scientists have to say, even when it's inconvenient, especially when it's inconvenient
For in Asia and around the world, India is not simply emerging; India has already emerged. And it is my firm belief that the relationship between the United States and India - bound by our shared interests and values - will be one of the defining partnerships of the 21st century. This is the partnership I have come here to build. This is the vision that our nations can realise together.
The president [Barack Obama] laid out his vision for foreign policy in a way that we hadn't heard before. And it could be summed up, I think, in two words - realistic idealism.
After my election there was talk of a postracial America. And such a vision, however well intended, was never realistic.
My job is to keep my eye on the ball and to stay focused on what can we get done every single day to advance the vision and values that brought me here.
