Everybody approaches these things in ways that are deeply personal, for me, it’s about thinking, ‘Where do I want to be a month from now, four months from now, six months from now?’ I think about the things I want to try to do [in life] and keep in mind why I'm doing this.

Mike Pompeo

They want to control this state. They want access to the Mediterranean. They want power and influence here.

Tonight, President Trump made the decision to recognize that that hard-fought real estate, that important place, is proper to be a sovereign part of the state of Israel. President Trump made a bold decision to recognize that, an important decision for the people of Israel. It will truly be historic, and the people of Israel should know that the battles they fought, the lives that they lost on that very ground, were worthy and meaningful and important for all time.

Certain destabilisation and bloodshed in our region. by Mike Pompeo

Certain destabilisation and bloodshed in our region.

When they show up with deals that seem to be too good to be true it's often the case that they, in fact, are.

The Iranian regime fired off a space launch vehicle today, such vehicles incorporate technologies that are virtually identical and interchangeable with those used in ballistic missiles, including intercontinental ballistic missiles.

There's deep distrust. There's distrust between both parties. We need to see Chairman Kim actually deliver.

Look, we desperately want a good solution, mr. Kushners working on the Middle East peace plan. Therell be a right time when we will introduce bigger pieces of that.

I'm going to be there until he tweets me out of office. by Mike Pompeo

I'm going to be there until he tweets me out of office.

I try to just avoid ruling things out when there's others who are... by Mike Pompeo

I try to just avoid ruling things out when there's others who are in control.

I've learned in life one needs to work hard, keep your head down, do your job as well as you can and then the next thing will come to you.

She left open the possibility that negotiations continue, we are hopeful we can continue to have conversations and negotiations.

It's not the first time, i have a vague recollection of being cal... by Mike Pompeo

It's not the first time, i have a vague recollection of being called gangster-like.

That's the requirement laid out by the United Nations Security Co... by Mike Pompeo

That's the requirement laid out by the United Nations Security Council, we continue to work.

Many Americans look at the State Department and wonder what State Department does for them. They see the Secretary travel to far-off places and they ask the question,' Is America, are Americans, the first client of State Department ?' You should know that you are.

They were some of the most special times in my life, george Washington has the famous quote that says,' I would rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.' I think George Washington means that, too.

Do not start that rumor. You've got media in the back, there is n... by Mike Pompeo

Do not start that rumor. You've got media in the back, there is no upside to that.

It was time for them to come back, their security is always paramount. And it's just gotten very difficult.

No nation has done more to sustain the death and daily misery of ordinary Venezuelans, including Venezuela's military and their families, than the communists in Havana.

I assure you that those countries will know. by Mike Pompeo

I assure you that those countries will know.

I am hopeful, although I have no commitment yet, that we will be back at it, that I'll have a team in Pyongyang in the next couple weeks, i'm continuing to work to find those places where there's a shared interest.